rochelle walensky.he announcement that she will be in charge of the cdc led to an almost audible sigh of relief from the nation's public health experts, particularly given how much the outgoing administration has muzzled and dismantled and chipped away at the credibility of the cdc. they've basically forced that agency to the sidelines as the nation has approached nearly 300,000 americans killed by this disease. the cdc being back in charge, the cdc being put back in the hands of somebody qualified and capable and well respected in the field was greeted just that way today. dr. ashish jha, who you have seen make multiple appearances on this show, he's dean of brown university's school of public health. he said today, quote, running the cdc is complicated, especially in a crisis. you need to, one, communicate with the american people. two, run a sprawling organization. and, three, understand and effectively use tools of public health. dr. jha said, lots of people can do one of these three things. no one

chris barron, matt welch and rochelle ritchie. have two months of christmas because this year has sucked so bad. we have done it. i have to say this is the most festive christmas we've had a few few years, what about you? steve read to you not alone. we put up our christmas tree and christmas decorations before thanksgiving. we've been listening to christmas music every single day since thanksgiving. and we been watching classic christmas movies almost every night. last night was gremlin forgets it's a christmas music and a classic. it has been phenomenal. look i'm going to be just as happy and 2020 as everyone else but we should go out they bang. this is the time to hang up extralight stomach go total griswold, get the eggnog from suburban let's do it. kennedy: matt welch, for people who can be generous, if you are employed be generous. tip people ask her, give them casper listen to my podcast on spotify apples can to save the world i talk all about the wonderful things that you can give this christmas if you don't have a bunch o

rochelle walensky will be tapped to head up the cdc. that is not a senate-confirmed post, but you also probably know her. she is a cnn contributor. you've seen her face on our air many, many times. some of the key members of his health team, all of this coming, too, as we are learning that biden will receive his first intel briefing from the pentagon today. so another busy monday for the biden transition team and the president-elect. and john, as is typical, we usually hear the formal announcement of their key team players and then we typically are formally introduced to them at an event later in the week. we expect that to happen later this week, as well. >> we'll wait on the timing of that, but the official announcement, the paper release came just moments ago. jessica dean, thank you so much for that breaking news. >>> developing this morning, outgoing president trump, his personal attorney, rudy giuliani, is hospitalized this morning after testing positive for coronavirus. he joins dozens of others in the president's orbit who have

, new york >> jimmy: hey, new rochelle. [ cheers and applause i know new rochelle very well. >> there'sre >> jimmy: well, you know, they say during the holidays season, "make lemonade," you know what i'm saying >> mmm [ laughter ] >> jimmy: would you do us the honor of trying it on? >> yeah, which one's is the front? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's up to you, buddy. it's - >> all right >> jimmy: you know, it's really that much fun. you don't know what the front or the back is really. you know that it sleeves that's - the only thing we can guarantee with our sweaters, that there are sometimes sleeves. [ laughter ] that's a - oh, i feel like -- oh, i feel like this is the right way to go. [ laughter ] oh, my god wow. ♪ oh, my god wow, i don't even know what to think. i'm looking at it and still don't know what's happening. >> i can't see my shoes. >> jimmy: it's unbelievable. this is unbelievable it is a holiday miracle. give it up for our winner right here a round of applause. [ applause ] stick around, we'll be right back with more "tonight show" everybody. come on back ♪ so, what should

rochelle walensky, thank you so much for joining us. welcome to the "newhour" and congtulations on your appointment. i do want to start with the news today. colorado public officials said they have now nenfirmed the first case of thi variants, a more contagious covid-19 variant here in the united states. they say it is a young man his 20s, he is isolating, and he has no travel history. what does this te us about the presence of this new covid variant here in the u.s.? >> doctor: good evening, amna. it is a pleasure to be here with you. we heard about this case back in the u.k we heard about in september 20th, and we saw that this new variant was leading to many, many more cases in the u. over the last several days and weeks', we have seen this var variant has been in 14 other countrie including canada, and today we have definitive information that it is here in the united states, but many of us expected it was here during this entire time. i think it tells us several things: one, we need to bolster our surveillance. if other countries w

i know rochelle wolensky and vivek murthy. she's an infectious disease expert from harvard school and massachusetts general hospital so i've had considerable interactions with all of these individuals and they're outstanding. >> so we are tracking all kinds of statistics here this morning, and one of the things we look at is the number of new daily deaths across the states and we have a map which shows the rate of deaths over week to week periods and i don't know if you can see this, but basically it's all red, almost every state in the country is seeing at least a 10% increase in week-to-week deaths. some states seeing more than a 50% increase. what's going on here? why is this happening? >> this was predictable. we had a high baseline of cases to begin with. even at the time when things seemed to have been calming down t never got down to a low baseline. then we had a combination of a bunch of things, all of which s sinner geeized and the cooler and fall and upcoming weather of the impending winter. that gets people driven i

rochelle walensky to head the cdc. she's a top expert on virus prevention and treatment in addition, xavier becerra has been tapped as health and human services secretary and dr. fauci to serve as chief medical adviser. he'll remain at the national institute of algae and infectious diseases. what else can you tell us about biden's health team? >> reporter: shep, the health team like the foreign policy team and economic team in prior weeks will be unveiled before cameras tomorrow they're not doing any press ahead of that. dr. rochelle walensky is an infectious disease expert, a professor at harvard medical school and a hiv-aids researcher she will not require senate confirmation but has a tall order. the biden-harris transition has been under immense pressure to add more asian-american and black and hispanics to the cabinet. president-elect biden said he would have the most diverse cabinet in history today's announcement of xavier becerra for zehealth secretary added a second latino. he's sort of an unorthodox pick for

and also rochelle walensky, currently chief of medical can center and professor at harvard medical school. >>> a pair of debates in georgia last night. kelly loeffler refused to acknowledge the results of the election. >> president trump has ever right to use every legal resource available. in our own state, we have seen time and again that we have investigations that need to be completed. >> here we are several weeks after the election and kelly loeffler continues to cast doubt on an american democratic election. >> meantime, democrat john osoff debated an empty podium and blasted his challenger for refusing to participate in the debate. the outcome is huge since it wll determine which party controls the u.s. senate. georgia governor told lawmakers he will not call a session to overturn georgia's election results. president trump was in the state over the weekend and continued to spread false claims of wide-spread fraud. >> president trump said his primary purpose was to campaign in two crucial runoff elections in january. >> at stake in this election is control of the u.s. senate, that

rochelle walensky ntwill be director of the s for disease control and prevention.n anthony fauci of the national institutes of health will also be chief medical adviser covid-19. covid-19 numbers continue to surge with no end in sight. the u.s. is averaging nearly 2200 deaths per day and health officials warn of new spikes from holiday gatherings. in california almost 85% of state residents went u stay-at-home orders today. >> the point is to stay at home during this critical time. to bring transmission rates down, to help us get this under control so our hospitals can do what they have done for so long, which is to provide high-quality health care tall the californians who need it. stephanie: the top elections official in georgia has recertified the state's rults anreconfirmed president-elect biden's victory. cretary of state brad raffensperger made the announcement today, after a recount requested by the trump campaign. >> we have now counted legally cast ballots three times, and the results remaindinchanged. nformation regarding election administration should be

rochelle walensky. dr. walensky and dr. paltiel argue over how it works.ow well a vaccine program works will also depend on how quickly it can be manufactured, how efficiently it can be distributed to locations in greatest need, how persuasive health messaging can be in promoting public acceptance and how consistently the public can adhere to the many complementary prevention strategies like masks and handwashing and distancing to limit the spread of the virus. joining us now is dr. david paltiel professor the yale, one of the authors of that health affairs paper on the implementation of the vaccine program. it's great to have you with us tonight. thanks for taking some time. >> good to be with you, rachel. thank you for having me. >> i think looking at the news packages from britain today and seeing older brittons getting the vaccine, i mean, your heart sort of swells. it's exciting to see and makes you feel a lat of the emotion of what we've been through in the past year. but i wanted to talk to you tonight because i feel you and your colleagues are maki

rochelle walensky is a colleague on this paper i just described.s the right background, she has the right experience, she has the right understanding about that kind of infrastructure that you're describing to lead this kind of an effort at cdc? cdc has really taken a battering over the past year, and they're not operating from a position of strength right now. is she the right person to turn it around? >> i totally believe so. i am bursting with happiness for the nation that such a brilliant scientist and a compassionate physician and the most ha hardworking manager i've ever met, in addition, by the way, to being a loving mother and a decent human is going to lead the resurrection of the cdc in a private legacy. my wife heard the news and cried, saying maybe it's all going to be okay. i personally had forgotten that just knowing who is in charge can make you reassured and calm and even happy. >> dr. david paltiel, yale school of public health, one of the writers on this paper of vaccine implementation. thank you for helping us understand your wor

rochelle walensky will be director ofothe centers disease control and prevention. and, dr. anthony fauci, on the na institutes of health, adll also be chief medical ser on covid-19. later, mr. biden said ce will annois choice for secretary of defense, on friday. the top elections official in georgia has stcertified the e's results and once again confirmed president-elect biden's victory there. georgia's secretary of state brad raffensperger made the aouncement today, after a recount requested by the trump campaign. >> we have now counted legally cast ballots three times, and the results remain unchanged. disinformation regarding election administratn should be condemned and rejected. integrity matters. truth matters. >> woodruff: meanwhile, federal judges dismissed separate lawsuits by a trump ally to overturn the results in michigan and georgia. in venezuela, president nicolas duro has extended his power oper the only government body undesition control. sunday's elections handed maduro's socialist allies a landslide victory in the national congress. the vote.ion mostly boy

rochelle wolinsky will head up the centers for disease control. >> how many doses will be available to us from each of the companies and by when? >> reporter: the president- elect coronavirus advisory board says the trump administration has yet to share plans for distributing covid-19 vaccines. >> we want to be preventing deaths and we want to be preventing transmission. you can't really make a plan for that if you don't know what tools you are working with. >> reporter: operation warm speed is developing and reducing coronavirus vaccines. he plans to meet with the biden team this week. >> every dose we make, we are prepared to ship but as always, early in manufacturing, there may be challenges. >> reporter: president donald trump's personal judy rudy giuliani is undergoing treatment for the coronavirus. the president is planning to hold a covid vaccine summit at the white house tomorrow ahead of the potential fda vaccine approvals this week. >> rudy is doing well. i just spoke to him. no temperature. he actually called me early this morning. he was the first call i got. he is doing ve

rochelle walensky, we appreciate you being with us this morning.in, congratulations to you and we look forward to speaking with you frequently in your new role. appreciate your time. >> thank you so much, john. >>> all right. president trump overnight pardoning four military contractors convicted in connection with the massacre of iraqi civilians. we go live to the pentagon, next. may your holidays glow bright and all your dreams take flight. visit your local mercedes-benz dealer today for exceptional lease and financing offers at the mercedes-benz winter event. robinwithout the commission fees. so, you can start investing today wherever you are - even hanging with your dog. so, what are you waiting for? download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood. choose the longest lasting thiaa battery...son (music) energizer ultimate lithium backed by science. matched by no one. >>> breaking news overnight. president trump issuing a wave of new pardons. among them, pardons for four military contractors, convicted in connection to the massacre of iraq

fauci will continue as chief medical adviser to the president on covid-19 also on the team doctor rochelle walensky who was named director for the cdc and doctor marcella nunez-smith who was named as chair for the covid-19 equity task force and jeff sites will act as coordinator of the covid-19 response president-elect biden and along with this world class team. >>we'll make sure we are doing everything we can to save lives and contain this pandemic once and for all in the newsroom noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>another big story tonight the supreme court the united states supreme court today denied president trump's latest attempt to overturn pennsylvania certification of president elect joe biden's victory, the court refused to call into question the certification process in pennsylvania. the governor there tom wolf already certified biden's victory and the state's 20 electors will meet on december 14th to cast their votes for biden pennsylvania certified its election results back on november 24th with biden winning by more than 80,000 votes. and a big step in the global fight against the

there are still so many questions, and we will speak to incoming cdc director rochelle walensky about all of this in our next hour. overnight, the u.s. reported the second deadliest day of the pandemic. 3,401 new deaths reported in one night. president-elect biden warning, though, the worst is still to come. >> reporter: one thing i promise you about my leadership during this crisis, i'm going to tell it to you straight. i'm going to tell you the truth. and here's the simple truth. our darkest days in the battle against covid are ahead of us, not behind us. so we need to prepare ourselves to steel our signs. as frustrating as it is to hear. >> the final time we will hear from the president-elect before christmas. there was a lot of news there. cnn's jessica dean joins us now. jessica? >> there was a lot of news yesterday, john, you heard the president-elect laying out just how dire the coronavirus situation is in our country right now. he also talked about what he wants to do on day one. he wants masking requirements where he can put them into place. he wants increased production of p

>>for surgeon general infectious disease expert doctor rochelle walensky to oversee the centers for disease control. and doctor anthony fauci to be chief medical adviser to the president on covid-19 biden's team will be meeting with trump administration's advisers this week heuvel worked with developing a vaccine. but the president elect says he hasn't seen a distribution strategy with less than 50 days to the inauguration, the president continues to make claims of voter fraud. the election was totally rigged. it's a disgrace to our country in georgia, the president lost the election by almost 12,000 votes now the president contacted georgia's governor on saturday in hopes that he would influence the state legislature to stop biden's victory which he responded no as it would be against the law. they're secretary of state says misinformation about this election should be condemned continuing to make the claims of a stolen election. is hurting our state because it's not a voter fraud in one state sunday, the president tweeted that his personal attorney rudy giuliani tested positive for covid

>>for surgeon general infectious disease expert doctor rochelle walensky to oversee the centers for disease control. and doctor anthony fauci to be chief medical adviser to the president on covid-19 biden's team will be meeting with trump administration's advisors this week heuvel worked with developing a vaccine but the president elect says he hasn't seen a distribution strategy with less than 50 days to the inauguration, the president continues to make claims of voter fraud. the election was totally rigged. it's a disgrace to our country in georgia, the president lost the election by almost 12,000 votes. now the president contacted georgia's governor on saturday in hopes that he would influence the state legislature to stop biden's victory which he responded no as it would be against the law. they're secretary of state says misinformation about this election should be condemned continuing to make the claims of a stolen election. is hurting our state because it's not a voter fraud in one state sunday, the president tweeted that his personal attorney rudy giuliani tested positive for covid

fauci will continue as chief medical adviser to the president on covid-19 also on the team doctor rochelleensky who was named director for the cdc and doctor marcella nunez-smith who was named as chair for the covid-19 equity task force and jeff sites will act as coordinator of the covid-19 response president-elect biden and along with this world class team. >>we'll make sure we are doing everything we can to save lives and contain this pandemic once and for all in the newsroom noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>as coronavirus cases explode across the country doctor anthony fauci says we still haven't seen a predicted thanksgiving search found to tell cbs news. the data from thanksgiving gatherings, including a rise in hospitalizations. isn't even reflected yet in current cases, those cases should begin to show themselves in the coming week can that those numbers could soon be compounded by upcoming holidays, including hanukkah and christmas. fauci says that the middle of january could be a quote really dark time for us. they have time for 4 zone forecast windy kron 4 chief meteorologist lawrenc

rochelle walensky, an infectious disease expert to lead the centers for disease control. >> we're here to stand up for the right way to do things. >> reporter: one surprise pick, california attorney general javier becerra who would become the first latino health and human services secretary. his nomination comes days after the congressional hispanic caucus pressed the transition for greater representation. are you satisfied with the president-elect's picks thus far? >> it's too early to tell. >> reporter: n.a.a.c.p. president derrick johnson and other civil rights leaders meet with president-elect biden tuesday. they want more african-americans in top cabinet posts. >> for african-americans we are often seen for our output-- can we turn out the vote, can we assist in getting someone elected-- but we want to make sure that we are also heard for our input. >> reporter: tonight the president-elect told reporters he plans to name his defense secretary nominee friday at least two african-americans are under consideration. norah? >> o'donnell: all right, nikole killion, thank you. with presi

that care about and see it as it were a journey for them get their say the your how rochelle which he's there and he's trying to control the russians in this think a lot of money actually now in armenia and the backlog is the. armenian population back in kerala because they want to do one they want to keep. at the same live look and they want to have the advantage and the advantage and the edge of it was not one that we need in the other one the same iran with. the. segment because usually both parties see it's the other party that. in order to have reason to launch back at this moment we don't know what the what the truth is but there are what are we not this is a very for peace and it has to be. controlled by the russian. texas republicans are calling for drastic action after their legal challenge against the presidential election results was struck down by the supreme court the local party chairman has said things have gotten so bad that the lone star state should think about cutting loose from washington the supreme court and tossing the texas lawsuit has decreed that a state can ta

in new york, roughly 200 nurses went on a two-day strike at montifore new rochelle hospital. >> we don'te enough staffing, so we can't take adequate care of the patients. >> reporter: according to the c.d.c., at least 866 healthcare workers have died from covid-19. one was houston doctor carlos araujo-preza on monday. his daughter, andrea araujo- preza. >> just be a little bit safer so no one else will go through a tragedy like this. >> reporter: dr. davis tells us governor lamont did speak directly with him and several colleagues who signed his letter. the governor told him he will monitor the situation, but so far, he has made no changes here in connecticut. norah. >> o'donnell: nikki battiste, thank you. turning now to that troubling new jobs report. the u.s. added just 245,000 jobs in november. that's actually the smallest monthly gain in seven months, while the unemployment rate inched down to 6.7%. today, president-elect biden called those numbers grim, pushing congress to move quickly on economic relief. we get more now from cbs' ed o'keefe. >> reporter: with nearly 11 million peo

as it were a journey for them get their say the your house rochelle which he's there and he's trying to control the russian think a lot of money actually now in armenia and they tried to bring back all the. armenian population back in kerala because they want to do one they want to keep. at the same level up and they want to have the advantage and the advantage and the edge of it was not one that we need in the other one this family run with. that this. because usually both parties say it's the other party. in order to have a reason to lunch in fact at this moment we don't know what the what the truth is but they're one of the not this is a vote for peace and it has to be. controlled by the russian. texas republicans are calling for action after the legal shallowness of the presidential election was struck down by the supreme court the local party chairman and the state should now think about cutting loose from washington. the supreme court in tossing the texas lawsuit has decreed that a state can take unconstitutional actions and violated so on election law perhaps law abiding state

the future but east a strong me orientate everything back to europe and asia so in these contests rochelle force is a very important and i on these endeavor. pact long one thing at lecture at department of politics at the university of bath thank you for finding the time to join us on the program today thank you. that's a pandemic could be a sign of things to come judging by the latest warning from the world health organization but the prospect of more deadly outbreaks around the corner w.h.o. emergencies chief is urging all nations to ramp up their health care. but this pandemic has been very severe it's been spread around the world extremely quickly and is afraid to get requirements but this is not necessarily the big what we live in an increasingly complex global society the stress will continue if there's one thing we need to take from this pandemic could all of the tragedy in los is that we need to get our act together we need to get ready for something that may even be more severe in future it's been almost a year since the w.h.o. declared covered 1000 a global health emergency and s

. >> 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

rochelle walensky, a leading infectious disease expert as cdc director. and dr. anthony fauci is staying on in his role and becoming biden's chief medical adviser. >> i believe, as you do, that in the fight against this pandemic, we must lead with science. >> reporter: fauci stressing the importance of sending a clear message on distancing and masks during the holiday season. a sharp contrast to what we're seeing now from president trump. abc news has learned the white house has already hosted ten holiday parties with ten more in the works. some with more than 200 people. last friday, the president's lawyer, jenna ellis, attended one of the parties inside the white house and today, we confirmed ellis has covid-19. >> why are you modeling a different behavior to the american people than what your scientists tell you? >> well, they're christmas parties and frankly, we've reduced the number very substantially, as you know. >> reporter: today, the president hosting a summit at the white house to take credit for covid vaccines. it comes 24 hours after we learned the a

he appointed rochelle walinski to cdc and dr. fauci will serve as the chief medical president while still continuing in his role. our political reporter greg lee shows what his pick means for the country. >> reporter: if confirmed, the former congressman will be the first latino to lead the massive department and face huge challenges with the coronavirus pandemic. >> we're about to have a vaccine that's going to be made available. how this gets distribute today nation will be a monumental task. and to have becerra at that task is good. >> reporter: becerra has no medical training or experience in public health but he's lead the fight in the affordable care act. he will bim on the progress and assure that every american has access to affordable health. >> i couldn't be more pleased for the state and for our healthcare future as a state. >> reporter: the focus shifts to governor gavin newsom and could soon have to pick the state's new top law enforcement official. >> reporter: as the senior political writer says secretary of state

rochelle wolenski would lead the centers for disease control. >>> in georgia, they have recertified for the third time joe biden as the president- elect. >>> this singing quartet believe they have a solution for the pandemic over the holiday. they plan to sing on the sidewalk and encourage homeowners to listen from their open front door. the choir leader is a middle school teacher who has already battled covid and hopes that this will lighten people's hearts. >> this year we really felt like people needed hope. i had a little taste of what people are going through. >> they will be extra busy on saturday night. they are booked fast on the next door app and they sound pretty good, you didn't gianna. i wouldn't mind to hear them. >>> and they sound wonderful. and looking at the bay bridge, wonderful is a way to describe it, no slowdowns, no metering lights just yet, and as far as the ride on the upper deck, fairly quiet. good news if you are headed out. things are at the limit on the bridges, and tracy into the altamonte pass, the usual stuff. 205, 580 towards the dublin interexchange, you

rochelle rolenski would be the head of the centers for disease control. >>> georgia has re-certified joe biden's election in the peach state. download our app for 24/7 access to news in the bay area and kpix 5 streaming. >>> coming up, the giants giving shout outs to historic women and they are naming streets after them in the waterfront development. >>> a check of the big board. the dow is down, not too much, under 20 >>> new this morning, more than a third of full-time workers have had their pay cut because of the pandemic. 15 percent of those surveyed said that their company didn't hand out bonuses, but 54 percent of workers say they actually got a raise. lucky people. >>> stocks are opening in the red for a second day in the row, and let's get to diane king hall, and diane, what and going oner >>. >> reporter: good morning, diane. trading has been underway for a little less than 15 minutes and let me give you where things stand. the dow under a bit of pressure down 28 points. and what you are seeing is wall street remaining on washington watch as investors continue to monitor the

the state of new york, the state coming up the national guard to quarantine the city of new rochelleis the governor is thinking there may be a national guard to back them up, the supreme court doesn't have its own army but we will continue the legal route and get judicial decisions that point out how these actions are baseless, they are unconstitutional. jillian: contrary to science, they told us to follow this entire time. thank you. we will be following, make sure you keep us updated. todd: still had the georgia runoff just one week away and the stakes could not be higher. >> watching georgia voters to see what we would do at this historic moment. >> the last line of defense against the democratic onslaught. todd: georgians are the last hope for maintaining freedom and american values. joining us live next. s can be tough. finding understanding doesn't have to be. together, we can create a kinder, more inclusive world for the millions of people on the autism spectrum. go to autismspeaks.org . >> a momentum is coming our way. people realize what's at stake here. we are the last line

. >> reporter: rochelle sykes l e lives in the chicago neighborhood of austin, and has among the highest covid-19 death rates in the city. and the barriers to getting a vaccine are taking shape, ranging from distance to pharmacies, confidence in health care, and even personal safety, as austin is among the cities most violent neighborhoods. >> is it even worth the time? you hear gunshots, you know, and if you don't feel safe, you just don't do it. >> reporter: just don't the street, this hospital was host of the city's first covid-19 vaccination. the first to set up a testing site back in april, one they plan to soon turn into a community vaccination site. >> in order to stop this virus, we all have to do our part and we want to make sure we involve everybody. we're experiencing three pandemics, violence, racism, as well as covid-19. >> reporter: it's an issue leadership continues to wrestle with. >> where any part of the city is not supported enough, it indirectly impacts the entire city. not that this is make sure we treat covid, but what are the root causes that have made these neighb

break down what to watch for financial expert and founding partner at macro trend advisors mitch rochellestart with your four risks facing 2020 stock market with issues with the vaccine. >> baked into the stock market's year end rally has been the fact that vaccines are there, they are effective and the promises made have been kept in terms of getting them to people across the country. should be any problems with the rollout, should there be any concerns with their efficacy that could be a risk in 2021. i don't foresee it but the markets bacon their success, effects differ that could impact the market next year. todd: expectations that would be a little further down the vaccination path which interesting to see how the market reacts in the coming weeks. with that your next potential risk, the senate showdown, the georgia senate runoff is one week away the tax increases coming if democrats win. >> corporate income tax increases which the average american may not care about but i do think it impacts the economy. the biden administration if they live up to their campaign promise will be a, q

rochelle va lensky, the incoming cdc director under president-elect biden, and she said he that's a consideration. it sounds like it's on the list of possibilities but she said there might be other things done as well. quarantining people coming in from the uk, testing them, doing some combination of that. so i don't know that we are going to see a travel ban. the u.s. may stand not alone but almost alone in not putting in restrictions. but consider this, it appears this variant is already here. so do you really need to have a travel ban whether we know it is likely already here? i have spoken to scientists who say probably hundreds of people in the u.s. have this uk variant, which we know is likely to transmit more quickly. now, we don't have documentation that americans have this uk variant but really that's because the surveillance system in this country is not so great. we haven't caught it yet but we know it's likely here. pamela? >> okay, elizabeth cohen, thank you so much. >>> still to come this morning, president trump calls the carefully crafted stimulus bill a disgrace. could his positi

rochelle walensky is an infectious disease, who he's chosen to be the doctored director. he has asked dr. anthony fauci to serve as chief medical adviser in the white. other keep officials have been rolled out today, drug dr. marsella nunez-smith, the code vip equity task force, this is a new position, trying to address some of the inequities during the covid-19 pandemic, as blacks and latinos have been disproportionately effected. xavier becerra served in congress and leading the legal fight to protect the affordable care act, as republican states have tried to dismantle it. he will be facing challenges. >>> loyalty apparently has its limits, a source telling cnn that bill barr is considering quitting even before president trump leaves the white house. those new details are next. in a land not so far away, people are saving hundreds on the most reliable network with xfinity mobile. they can choose from the latest phones or bring their own. and because they get nationwide 5g at no extra cost, they live happily ever after. again, again. your wireless. your rules. your way

rochelle walensky. she has been on cnn and elsewhere during the covid crisis, a leader in the field, and dr. anthony fauci. he will be the president's chief medical adviser, focusing on covid-19 as well as a couple other members there. brooke, what we're seeing here is the health team taking shape. but they know the challenges against them. why xavier becerra? this is certainly something that came in the last couple days. there were a variety of other people leading the way. members of the congressional hispanic caucus pushed for him or others to be named. he, of course, is not a medical expert but has some management experience. president-elect biden did it because he wants to put people with integrity in charge of the health department. we will see all these members of the health team here at wilmington tomorrow, brooke. >> great. we'll look for it. jeff, thanks very much for all of that. >> sure. >>> from washington, the president's attorney general bill barr has apparently had enough. a source tells

rochelle lewinsky. >> here's the simple truth.kest days in the battle against covid are ahead of us, not behind us. >> we need to understand whether that is here. we need to be limiting our mobility. period. one of the strategies might be to ban travel. >> look, i don't that this is going to fly in the united states. people got the memo, we have to move on with our lives. >> tammy: not, it's christmas. talk about the doom and gloom, my goodness. >> i agree. we need light in the darkness. and that is what the season is about. i hope mr. biden and his doctor there get the memo. my next grievance is another doctor, dr. fauci in 2020. he has been played by brad pitt. there are cupcakes and doughnuts bearing his image. if he had been right, tammy come about this virus, it might be justified. but remember, dr. fauci said you shouldn't be walking around with masks until youu had to wear thm to go the bathroom. he believed that those very flawed models that never pannede out -- she wanted to shut down the country. but he even supported co

we move on to rosetta in new rochelle, new york. caller: good morning. happy holidays.appy kwanzaa. i think diversity is a good thing. we are all different people in this country and we should be open to different diversity. is concerned,p someone mentioned earlier on they call that biden has dementia or something like that. i do not think that is the case. i think he is the president-elect and he will be on january 20 sworn in. trump is the one who has the problem. he continues to have the problem. thisll not vote -- sign paper, but all the times that people were arguing over how much to give for the stimulus -- him and mnuchin are good friends. why didn't he discuss that with him all the time they were deliberating? now he wants to hold this up. he does not want to give you $2000. 11thhe will do is at the hour he will sign this bill for essay "thed probably , -- and probably say -- host: thank you. bobbitt in michigan. michigan. caller: the rockthrowing would never stop. reality today suggests affirmative action is a reason topreclude college entrance whites and asian

murthy will return as surgeon general, and biden selected rochelle walensky, infectious disease expert to lead the cdc. this team will be facing a daunting task as biden takes office. they'll need to make plans for distributing a vaccine, promote ways to mitigate spread of the virus. we have already heard the president-elect say that he will ask americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his presidency to try to get the pandemic under control. i want to point to how biden started his day. he attended mass in delaware. a holy day of obligation for catholics. another example of how biden's faith is front and center to him. he will be only the second catholic to serve as president and we should expect to see him continuing this church going tradition once he is in the white house. brooke? >> there he is heading into the church. arlette, thank you for that. we look for the president-elect and some members of his health team later this hour. thank you. >>> meanwhile, more states reporting record cases and hospital shortages, considering new lockdowns. >>> and president trump calling

. >> today, former prosecutor rochelle and the detective are briefing everybody on the raid on what theyicit massage parlor network. >> we're focusing our investigations on the proper people. >> while most former massage parlor workers -- one study revealed say that 1 in 6 say they were forced into it by traffickers. >> we need to find out who is being victimized, by whom, and stop the victimization. if all they're doing is going in, arresting the victims, and doing nothing to touch the illicit flow of money, we're not impacting trafficking in the negative in any way. what we need to do is focus on the financial crimes. go after the traffickers, arrest them. bring them consequences to their liberty, to their freedom. >> since a lot of these victims are coming from other countries, are y'all working with other countries to see what they're doing to prevent this from coming over here? >> the exploitation is happening here. the recruitment is happening here. >> how organized are these operations? >> usually each network may have 3 to 4 illicit massage operations tied to them. it's not simil

california attorney general, who have yer becerra is picked for health and human services, murphy, and rochelle wall enski for centers of disease control. the election outcome is not in doubt, despite what he says and tweets. georgia says it will recertify its vote. a federal judge says michigan voters have spoken and spoken clearly. joe biden won. this afternoon, president trump will award medal of freedom to an american wrestling icon. tomorrow, the president hosts a vaccine summit. wants credit for one piece of the trump administration response that is a clear success. but president trump remains mia, in the daily pandemic leadership challenge. wear a mask, stay home, words you will not hear from the president. this morning, a plea from his surgeon general, stick to the science, please. just a little while longer. >> my colleagues are dog tired. we need you to hang on just a little bit longer because we have vaccines coming but we want as many people to be alive to get them as possible, and a lot of that will depend on your behavior. >> let's go through some of the latest trends, and they're

rochelle wolinsky will lead the cdc. >> now is the time to redouble our efforts to pay more attention than we ever have before. >> reporter: their faces became familiar ones on cnn during the pandemic. and in seven weeks they will be responsible for overseeing the vaccine and trying to bring the deadly virus under control. if confirmed by the senate, becerra will be the first latino to serve as hhs secretary, another pick from biden. >> a minority is going to be very, very important in hhs as we tackle health disparities across the country. >> reporter: now president-elect biden, vice president-elect harris are continuing to build their team. and wolf, we are told there will be more announcements to members of their cabinet coming this week. first and foremost, defense secretary. he told reporters earlier this afternoon that he plans to announce that decision on friday. now, that will be of course a very important pick as he fills out his cabinet. we are told, though, that the attorney general position is not coming this week there was some confusion from that earlier, but that may co