i think u.p.s. represents a bit of an opportunity. they reported earnings in february we're looking forward to them reporting next time in april as i was taking a look at this, one of the things we could look to do is buy some essentially at the money calls. i was looking out to june, those 165 calls and selling mirror dated april 170 calls against it when i was looking at this earlier today, it would cost a little over $5 to put that trade on those 165s were about 7 and a quarter, and you're collecting a little bit less than 2 to sell those 170s in april. i guess the idea, as always, is to try to collect premium on those faster decaying near dated upside options oftentimes when we put these diagonals on, what we're trying to do is we're trying to get basically a net debit or we're spending premium less than the strikes. in this case we're spending the difference between the strikes but remember that near dated options expires earlier than that longer dated one. so this is a situation where actually

u.p.s., which is preparing to receive and ship the new vaccine. one of the things about this vaccine, it doesn't have the same logistical challenges as the first two. >> u.p.s. has a lot of practice with that, briana, you know, the first truck carrying the johnson & johnson vaccine just arrived here at the u.p.s. mega hub known as world port. all day today, over at a mckesson distribution facility down the way in shepherdsville those boxes of the johnson & johnson vaccine were packed up. the truck brought the vaccine here. now begins the big sort. the process of unloading the vaccine by hand, putting it on 150 miles of conveyor belt sorting the vaccine packages in only about 13 minutes' time. then all those vaccine packages will be loaded onto planes taking this vaccine coast to coast. 3.9 million doses in this initial part of the rollout. j&j says the goal is 20 million doses by the end of march. u.p.s. has been doing this for a while. they have already done it with the pfizer vaccine. they

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vaccines are loaded into u.p.s.oadcasts its position in realtime to the u.p.s. health care command center. a critical feature when last month's massive snowstorm slowed vaccine deliveries and even shut down world port for a day, for the first time ever. >> every package is important. >> reporter: captain elise adkins pilots some of the nearly 400 flights that operate from world port each day. u.p.s. says it has already delivered tens of millions of pfizer and moderna doses. the 11,000 people who work here say they are ready for more. >> obviously, the vaccine, we are all thinking about, it's just a shot in the arm, right, but it's not. it should be a shot of hope for everybody. >> reporter: well, this operation really kicks into high gear as soon as those trucks arrive here from the distribution center. we're expecting that sometime in the next few hours. and the white house says deliveries of that johnson & johnson vaccine could begin as soon as tomorrow. alisyn? >> okay, keep us posted with all the developments! p

driver who made that first drive from this facility to the u.p.s. airport down the road.k you would one day be the person taking the thing that could really be a big step ending the global pandemic? >> absolutely not. thought i would be just another driver. i'm excited, definitely excited. called my mom, i'm going to be taking the vaccination. she's excited too. >> you have thought about that, what it will be like when you actually put it in drive and start going. >> >> when you think about it, making history. so history in the making. this is something that's going to be helping a lot of shipment and boxes we saw leave here today will head to ohio and indiana. johnson & johnson says they will keep ramping up their doses as ey ahead. andrea? p. >> allison, that was very cool. good for her, good for all of us. thank you very much for being there. >>> joining me now is dr. kavita patel, former health care policy director in the obama administration and on the frontlines administering doses and seeing how people react. dr. patel, there's been a long wait for this, long, of c

if you look over here, you can see the u.p.s. truck right over there. not sure how much you can see. the driver is already in the vehicle. that gives you a sense of how close we are to getting things moving here. this is going to be the first time the johnson & johnson vaccine has been distributed in the united states. johnson & johnson has said they will have 4 million doses of the vaccine distributed within the first week. that driver there, her name is juliette. as she arrived within the last half hour to take on this huge, huge task of delivering these incredibly important boxes across the country, first to a u.p.s. place not far from here, we asked her what this moment felt like. i want to let you hear some of what she told us a few minutes ago. >> i'm going to think i'm making history. history in the making. this is something that is going to be helping a lot of people. people can come back out, open the world back up, get the economy going. just excited. >> reporter: once she gets the green light and once they get ready to go from here, which sho

u.p.s. there, mckesson, u.p.s., mckesson. >> cvs or walgreen's. >> it's real. >> yeah. it certainly feels that way. it's all anecdotal of course from my perspective in terms of various friends who are getting the vaccine, but it has started to really pick up. it really has, jim at least in the new york area. certainly, actually amongst friends around the country so that's great news and maybe you do move ahead, so to speak, in terms of your time when things are going to fully reopen even with the concern, the continued concern about variants and by the way, those who are going to continue to be very conservative in how they behave, jim, which does weigh down certain parts. >> and carl, obviously, we have a lot of people who have already had it and i don't know whether they're necessarily going to take the vaccine anyway, i mean the advice is from a lot of people that you should, but you combine the people who have had it and the people who have had it and we don't know about and the people w

u.p.s. delivery truck the white house says americans should start receiving shots within days, even tomorrow >> this week we'll distribute 3.9 million doses. that is the entirety of johnson & johnson's current inventory. we're getting these doses out the door right away. >> health experts say j&j's vaccine should be able to accelerate the rollout, because it's a single shot and can be easily transported and stored in normal refrigerators it couldn't come at a more crucial time the drop in covid cases nationwide appears to have stopped. the cdc director says she is deeply concerned >> these data are evidence that our recent declines appear to be stalling stalling at over 70,000 cases a day. with these new statistics i am really worried about more states are rolling back the exact public health measures we have recommended to protect people from covid-19. >> we have coverage from all angles tobt. in a moment we hear fl a dr. about why the decline in cases has stalled. we also have two reports

cnn shot this video at u.p.s.'s largest facility in louisville, kentucky, as shipments were loaded on to planes and trucks and it comes just as federal officials sound new alarms over the variants. they're warning that vaccinations alone won't prevent a fourth surge in cases. >> i remain deeply concerned about potential shift in the trajectory of the pandemic. the latest cdc data continues to suggest that recent declines in cases have leveled off at a very high number. i am really worried about reports that more states are rolling back the exact public health measures we recommended to protect people from covid-19. i understand the temptation to do this. 70,000 cases a day seem good to where we were just a few months ago, but we cannot be resigned to 70,000 cases a day. >> the new vaccine doesn't have the same logistical challenges the pfizer and moderna had. a single-dose vaccine to be shipped and stored at standard refrigerated temperatures, but johnson & johnson and its parter ins face the same challenge of supp

inside each shipment, a gps tracker in fact louisville, u.p.s.ing history. >> reporter: the first j&j doses expected to go into americans' arms in 24 to 48 hours. just as the latest cdc data underscores the need for more doses faster. after several weeks of declining cases, new cases are suddenly up more than 2% nationwide, to 67,200 per day. deaths are also up 2%, to nearly 2,000 per day. juchs as some steps and states are relaxing covid restrictions. >> please hear me clearly. at this level of cases, with variants spreading, we stand to completely lose the hard-earned group we have gained. >> reporter: while the j&j jack seen appeared to be only slightly less effective in clinical trials than the moderna and pfizer vaccines, dr. anthony fauci says true comparisons are impossible because the trials were done at different times with different populations when different virus variants were dominant. all offer critical protection. >> we have three highly every cautious vaccines that are also, as dr. walensky has said, has a very good safety profile

that's why u.p.s. and delta and home depot thrive, why google is building a tower.l to our economy and the reputation of georgia as a diverse, hospitable, modern, global center. >> andrea young, good to see you again. thank you for joining us this morning. andrea young is executive director of the aclu of georgia. i am talking to angie craig about the disinformation seeping into the lives of social media months after the insurrection at capitol hill after the break. i'm ali velshi. back after this. ali velshi back after this. who trust in e and comfortable, long-lasting protection. because your strength is supported by ours. depend. the only thing stronger than us, is you. good morning, mr. sun. good morning, blair. [ chuckles ] whoo. i'm gonna grow big and strong. yes, you are. i'm gonna get this place all clean. i'll give you a hand. and i'm gonna put lisa on crutches! wait, what? said she's gonna need crutches. she fell pretty hard. you might want to clean that up, girl. excuse us. when owning a small business gets real, progressive helps protect what you built w

it's called u.p.s. connect and sounds like u.p.s.h different areas as well as allowing people to interact with their mail carriers. democrats are already pushing back on this and pushing back hard. one senior democrat saying it is an unacceptable decision to make permanent slower mail delivery. moments ago we heard from jen psaki who said president biden still has concerns over dejoy. we know the president cannot fire dejoy. he can only handle and work with the board, appoint new members to the board and they can ultimately fire him, but we don't see that happening. >> thank you so much. >>> new developments in the investigation into the suspected boulder mass shooter. what police found inside his home and what president biden is calling for in the wake of this tragedy. i'm a verizon engineer, part of the team that built 5g right. the only one from america's most reliable network. we designed our 5g to make the things you do every day, better. with 5g nationwide, millions of people can now work, listen, and stream in verizon 5g quali

. >> reporter: the first vaccine of johnson & johnson began moving with u.p.s. and fedex splitting deliveries inside each shipper, the tracker. >> i'm making history. people can come back out. >> reporter: the first j&j doses are expected to go into americans' arms in the next 24 to 48 hours as the cdc underscores the need for more doses faster after cases were declining, cases are suddenly up to 2%. deaths are up 2% to 67,200 a day. >> please listen clearly we stand to completely lose the hard earned ground we have gained. >> reporter: while the j&j appeared the be only slightly less effective than the clinical trials of the moderna and pfizer vaccines, dr. anthony fauci said true comparisons are nearly impossible because trials were done at different times during different times when different variants were out there. >> we have highly efficacious vaccines thats that a very good safety profile. >> reporter: the j&j vaccines prove efficacy against several variants. >> there were no hospitalizations or deaths in any of those studies. >> reporter: the biden admin

you see this truck right here, this u.p.s.uck, number 115, that is the truck that holds the initial first boxes of the johnson & johnson vaccine. they are loading those now. we saw them load a few of them, one of the boxes because it's so new and so exciting we actually watched workers sign their names on it and write well wishes as they sent it off. so they're loading this up and we understand that the first small shipments are going to go to ohio and indiana and then they're going to immediately start working on getting bigger shipments out. johnson & johnson has said they will send 4 million doses of the vaccine out within the first week. 20 million doses by the end of march. of course, this is a big deal for two key reasons and we say it a lot, but it's such a big deal that it bears repeating, this is a single-dose vaccine. when we are talking about 4 million doses going out in the first week we are talking about 4 million people getting vaccinated. if we were talking about 4 million doses leaving in terms of a pfizer vacc

we're going to send to dauphin, pennsylvania where that town decided they were going to honor their u.p.s with cheers, balloons and more than $1,000. turns works at times 70 hours per week. so he is hardworking, obviously during the pandemic, an essential worker. and adam shinkley and his wife set this up through facebook and got people to turn out. just a token of their appreciation. >> well deserved. there are so many of these essential workers, can't thank them enough. what else he could have used is this next bit here, flowers and appreciation. but these are not just any flowers but flowers that will never go out of style. they won't die on you, because they're made out of paper. >> ooh! >> that's right. long island, new york's daphne lauren bravo creates these elaborate bouquets, they're hand crafted but just by paper. and this is pretty awesome. she obviously loves fresh flowers, but they don't last a very long time. these will never wilt. >> i'm also allergic to flowers, but i'm too polite to say that i am. so i just accept them and then feel nauseous. so this is a great alternativ

the vaccine doses went out early monday, packed into u.p.s. and fedex trucks for priority deliveries. the company promising 4 million doses this week, 20 million by the end of the month. 25 million americans have been fully vaccinated against covid-19 with two doses. that's just one shot so the hope is that those doses will really ramp up the vaccination rate nationwide. no real glitches to report from blue shield's first day taking charge of california's vaccine rollout. the goal is to streamline vaccinations statewide by the end of this month. blue shield is served in a handful of counties. blue shield hopes to fully vaccinate 25 million californians by this summer. appointments will still be coordinated through the state's my turn app. and if you're looking for a vaccine, this is a helpful sign for you. plan my vaccine. select your state, occupation and age and that will pull up the closest vaccination sites near you. go to planyourvaccine.com. >>> antioch is taking an unusual step to try to strengthen the public's trust in its police depar

no one, we are not, my industry is not moving now.matter >> repter: became a u.p.s.it felt that way until a lot of people i met were in similar industries as me and it felt like you are everybody else. not like -- sn >> reporter: yeah. >> and it was helpful. it helped. >> reporter: one out of four small businesses closed in 2020, and of those that remain, 40% of owners believe it will take more than six months to recovery. at corporate av, where gabe worked. how big of a change did you see year over year prepandemic to right now? >> we may be 25 percent of what we were normally at this time sgloo. >> reporter: he said that his business has shrunk to virtual gatherings, and some of them

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of the new johnson & johnson vaccine started rolling out this morning with deliveries split between u.p.s. and fedex. bay area medical experts excited to get this new option in the arms of people here as soon as possible, and they know rollout will start with a trickle. >> but not really going to add substantially initially to the supply until maybe the end of the month. >> reporter: and dr. peter chin hong says the vaccine should be widely available this summer and could be especially useful when vaccinating homeless populations and those in mobile jobs like farm worker. >> it is also the only vaccine that has been proven to work against many variants in the trials. >> reporter: the president's chief medical adviser says that's the top public concern right now, whether the new vaccine is as effective as the others and whether any of them will work against new strains of the virus. dr. anthony fauci says some strains are more resistant, but only minimally. >> that does not mean that the vaccines will not be effective. >> reporter: and johnson & johnson's ceo says his companies version has

and in rural kentucky, a u.p.s. dropped off johnson & johnson vials to this tiny 25- bed hospital yesterday. the vulnerable include 90-year- old alberta thomas. >> as soon as i found out about this shot, i said, "i will get that one." >> yeah. >> i will get that one. it was top priority. >> reporter: state-run mass vaccination sites got a boost from the addition of the johnson & johnson vaccine. both sites have begun taking overnight appointments to meet demand. norah. >> o'donnell: nikki battiste, thank you. tonight, debate on the president's $1.9 trillion covid relief plan has stalled in the senate, with democrats trying to nail down votes to pass it. republicans are united against it, saying the economy is already recovering and that today's report that 379,000 jobs were created last month is proof, they say, that we don't need all that spending. cbs' nikole killion reports from the capitol. >> reporter: senate democrats are facing new hurdles tonight over a key element in the president's covid relief after sever

u.p.s.nd fedex. thanks. >>> a third woman now accuses new york governor andrew cuomo of harassment. adding to the claims of the inappropriate behavior by the three-term democrat. former staff members as national correspondent jericka duncan reports the new accuser said it happened at a wedding. >> reporter: anna ruch told "the new york times" she never met governor andrew cuomo before this night. at a september 2019 wedding ruch said she was discussing the governor's toast when instantly he put his hand on her bare lower back. she removed his hand with her own. the next moment is captured here when the governor placed his hands on her cheeks, he asked if he could kiss her loudly enough for friends standing by to hear. the now 33-year-old said she was confused and shocked and embarrassed. this is the third allegation of sexual harassment against cuomo. as notespoo new allegation but in a previous statement the three-term governor said that he never inappropriately propositioned anyone but rat

what's so interesting about what happens in the united states is an amazon or walmart uses a u.p.s.,ex to ship everything you go to south korea where they are end to end they are doing what you're doing, right they have gotten rid of the box. ta mark has a different dynamic. i helped coupon launch their first e-commerce fulfillment center back in 2013. they have done incredible things since then it's a more densely populated country. eliminating boxes an doing of night shipping at the same time is a much greater challenge in the u.s. i do think both consumers and environmental regulation around waste becomes a bigger part of the narrative. a solution that has less waste but also has benefits of the consumers is bound to take hold in the long run. >> nate, we very much appreciate you joining us i'm thrilled to see where this all goes and hope we continue this conversation in the future. >> likewise. thank you for having me. >> good luck you you bet. >>> if ending the pandemic is enough to follow protocols, companies hope that cash is. we are talking about companys that are effectively

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u.p.s., aflac. with ke expect the boycott calls to grow beyond delta and coca-cola? >> yes. we're trying to arrange an executive meeting with executives across the country. this is not just a georgia problem. there are 41 other states which have bills similar to these on the books. this is really a threat to our democracy, number one and number two, we need to call it what it is. it's racist. if republicans had won, these bills would not have been introduced. when the laws work for them which they passed before, when they work for them, they were fine. when they work for us, it's something wrong with them and the most ludicrous thing is, all this legislation is based on a lie told by the former liar in chief. now all of saund we want to give credibility to a lie. i remind georgia, 2018, former secretary of state, now the governor, he took 500,000 names off the voter rolls. many of them voters of color. there was no legislation. there was no concern about the outrage of blacks. everything was fine. now, when they lose, all of a sudden there's no integrity and we have to do so

those are u.p.s. trucks, 18 wheelers right there, carrying johnson & johnson vaccine. they are heading to a shipping facility in kentucky. this is progress in the fight against covid. we want to show it to you. 3.9 million doses of the new johnson & johnson vaccine hitting the roads today meaning they will get to pharmacies, hospital, get to community health clinic, to hard to reach neighborhoods because these are easier to storage, heading to kentucky and then louisville i believe, this particular truck. we are watching this truck delivering. getting a police escort. sorry to interrupt. there is a letter by a number of progressives to the vice president asking her to overrule the senate parliamentarian. the democratic white house, democratic house and senate, they say strike now, but they can't. >> the ib rals see themselves constantly compromising and joe manchin as not compromising, pulling everything to the center and him not moving to the left. that is their us from straying. there is no path. what they are arguing to do hasn't been done since 1975, the presiding

have captains who are flying the aircraft throughout the world and also the survivors like fedex and u.p.sho are flying throughout the world as far as their job is concerned. >> the legacy is strong, and you and your comrades opened the doors for so many, but particularly at this time, do you think it's particularly poignant and hopeful -- oh, dr. smith, you're back with us, great. and this is for you, dr. smith. i'm wondering particularly at this time, the climate of our country, do you think this is a particularly poignant moment for this museum to be opening so that generations can appreciate and have a better understanding of what these amazing men did? >> yes, because paying attention to the plight of african-americans in our history and this opening of the museum just further expounds upon what we have done, what we can do, so america is learning about the troubles that we have had and struggles we have had. and that's in promoting and getting more african-americans into careers of aviation and aerospace science. >> it's an amazing reflection of american history, and, of course, an a

united parcel sent me a very interesting book about the history of african-americans who work for u.p.sat story how long before she has to come out? i mean, big employer, atlanta. i have to believe she'll be out there saying something soon. >> well, we reached out to delta as soon as we heard -- and i watched the interview with ken shenault and ken frazier, we reached out to delta saying they're calling out to executives and corporations and atlanta is in the center of all of this. what does ed bastion have to say? they said he's going to have something in an employee memo. it was within 45 minutes that we received this one. we don't think this was in response to the article in "the time's" or their appearance on "squawk box. this has been bubbling up. i think that for ed bastion, today was the day he had to put these words into a memo. it's clear, delta does not agree with the voter law that was passed in georgia. now whether or not that leads to changes, separate question but clearly they are on the record as saying it is too restrictive. >> phil, it's an important story. on another d

companies like coca-cola, delta, u.p.s., as you know, headquartered around atlanta.-cola, none of your wildly successful slogans have anything to do with voter suppression, speak up. what should consumers do? what actions can the rest of us do? >> i think we need to put pressure on these corporations. i think it is the pocketbook, unfortunately, not the moral imperative, that will get this done. i mean, clearly on top of this, no matter what the corporations do, we need to get rid of the filibuster and we need to put pressure on manchin and sinema because there is nothing that not only the progressives in this country but the majority of the country -- there is nothing that we need progress made on that will get done if we don't get rid of the filibuster. >> yes. 100% agree with you. you need to get rid of the filibuster in order to get hr-1 through. let's put that map up again on which states propose restricting voting rights, the bills that they're proposing. these are the ones that would be foiled by hr-1, that's information from the brennan center which does bril

is stepping into the hole i think when we talk about coupang, it is amazon but it is amazon with a u.p.sched to it with doordash, instacart, a little dash of netflix all integrated on this technology platform with these concentric circles. the customers see and feel that. you can see that in the numbers of the company that experience as described on your show earlier today is being able to place an order at midnight, waking up at 6:00 a.m., having that order receive outside your door, have returns outside your door pick up and immediately credited back to your form of payment this is extreme from a customer centric standpoint the margin profiles are right as well >> lydia, when we look at coupang, i have to wonder is it an investor investing in south korean and korean innovation or investing in the korean e-commerce economy which is different, right so much of what we've seen has been international in scope and in impact whether we're talking about music, movies, entertainment, technology, et cetera but for that $60 billion market cap it seems like they need to have global impact not jus

right here in georgia and sat silently while this passed corporations like delta and coca-cola and u.p.s. and aflac, that are right here in the state of georgia, and they've been silent. to the except they said something, in many ways it's been like gaslighting. not coming with the vigorous, political position we believe they should have that is an apparent attack on voting rights for the people of georgia. >> i wonder if i can get your candid impression of these two images we saw this week. one, we see the georgia governor, brian kemp, surrounded by other white male lawmakers, signing this bill. on the other side you see knocking on that door, black state representative park cannon, who was arrested, hap handcuffed after nknocking on te door while witnesses livestreamed the event. what do you make of this contrast? >> there are a small group of people who are anti-democratic, rooted in structural racism, they decided they're going to abuse their power so they can shut out and marginalize voters who participate in the process. georgia is one state that set the precedent but we see this h

then u.p.s. and fedex pick it up, and shipped globally.ohnson & johnson is going to have the vaccine rollout by 40%, and fedex deserves more world delivery. >> we are going to the remote locations each and everyday already. so it is an additional shipment going into a remote location, and adds no level of complexity that we are not prepared for. >> and the vaccines continue to be profitable, brian. the emergence saw raising surges as did mckesson and catalent. >> that is a great story. thank you. >>> do you want to buy a home or re-fi the mortgage, and here is bad news, the time may have passed or maybe not, and we will tell you why. and we will look at diana olick to tell us the more about it. and also we will look at bitcoin with seema mody. and speaking of reopening, apple, all 270 bit stores in america are open at the same time for the first time since the lockdowns began last year. you talk about reopen. apple already is. dow is up 550 and the nasdaq is up 5%. back after this. labradoodles, cronuts, skorts. (it's a skirt... and shorts

like u.p.s. so this letter from the children of civil rights leaders, dr. martin luther king jr.' c.t. vivian's children and the late congressman john lewis' son said basically to these corporations, we thought that you should have done more. i want to read a quick excerpt. rather than sowing seeds to provide democracy, the greatest chance to grow today and prevail tomorrow, legislators are attempting to transport us back to the shameful part of american history when mass voter suppression for communities of color was the law of the land. some of these corporations said they had been speaking with lawmakers and that they felt like the bill that was signed into law was much better than what those original proposals were. and they felt like that was in some cases, because of the outcry before it was signed. >> okay. another moment that got a lot of attention. georgia state patrol officer, and if you haven't seen this video, you want to see it. he's seen in a video arresting a democratic state representative, park cannon, last week. here's the moment. she was knocking on the door the

but we haven't heard any words of condemnation from u.p.s., coca-cola, delta, or any of the others, not affirmatively as strongly. should people boycott these companies until they take a stand? >> i don't think you start with a boycott, but i think you start with an affirmative and aggressive public stand. let those companies know we don't have to continue to support you, particularly those of you who make consumer package goods. i can choose blue soda over a red soda, hypothetically. the last thing i will do is say just like i donated to candidates, you donated to raphael warnock, no matter where you live in this country, you donated to jon ossoff and that's why they're sitting in the senate. we got to dig in our pockets and give donations to the southern poverty law center, the lawyers committee for civil rights, the naacp legal defense fund, because i believe the next venue for these battles is in the federal courthouses of america. unfortunately a lot of them stacked with trump judges, but these bills cannot stand muster because they're openly offensive to the black vote, so you hav

monday, vaccines arrived at u.p.s. and fedex hubs and were delivers to sites so that yesterday, tuesday, the first vaccines were administered in states across the country. johnson & johnson and merck are not the only ones and not the only businesses stepping up. as a highlighted last friday, u.s. companies are stepping up to help the country lead its way out of this crisis. this leads me to highlight a second announcement from this morning aim at approving the equitable distribution of vaccines. today, more than a dozen of america's leading health insurance providers announced a new pilot program to get 2 million of the most vulnerable seniors vaccinated as fast as possible. called the vaccine community connectors pilot, the aim is to help vulnerable seniors overcome three of the most challenging current barriers. questions about the vaccine, scheduling and transportation. health plans will make outbound calls to unvaccinated americans of over 65 who live in areas of high social vulnerability. they will talk to them ab

u.p.s. and fedex are splitting the deliveries, and johnson & johnson's goal is to distribute 100 million shots by june and 1 billion by the end of 2021. wow. the recently approved vaccine is given as a single dose, unlike the pfizer and moderna shots, and it is the easiest to store, as it can be kept in a simple refrigerator, rather than a deep freezer. very, very good news. >>> to politics now. minority leader mitch mcconnell says senate republicans will support senator lisa murkowski's re-election bid next year. that news comes after former president trump attacked his republican critics, including murkowski, in his cpac speech over the weekend. he called on the republican party to get rid of the gop lawmakers who voted to impeach him. >> will the nrsc support lisa murkowski, despite president trump saying that they should get rid of all the republicans who voted against him on impeachment? >> yeah, absolutely. >> are you concerned at all that his efforts will hurt her chance to get re-ele

you, the town of dauphin in pennsylvania, in the harrisburg area, came together to thank their local u.p.s. driver who during the pandemic has been working up to 70-hour weeks to make sure everyone gets their packages. >> what is this? >> this is a big thank you. >> i don't know what to say now. you got me choked up. >> you don't have to say anything. we just wanted to stay thank you. >> there was a huge card, balloons. more than $1,000 raised. greeting that driver, who obviously made every right turn during the pandemic. by the way, his office, the boss were in on it. they told him to go to that parking lot for a surprise. hats off to all of our delivery drivers, especially during this past this year. >> rob, we love that story. thank you for that. >>> coming up, anticipation building for that big harry and meghan interview tonight. will there be any fallout from buckingham palace? we'll be right back. >>> "good morning america" sponsored by progressive insurance. save when you bundle auto, home or motorcycle insurance. ugh, there's that cute guy from 12c. -go talk to him. -yeah, no. plus

are growing for a boycott of state businesses there, including some major companies like coca-cola, u.p.slta that have refrained opposing the new laws. joining me is nse ufot, one of the groups that has filed a lawsuit over the new restrictions. it's good to see you. so what are the biggest issues that your group is targeting in this lawsuit over the legislation, and how hopeful are you that one way or another these restrictions will be repealed? >> happy sunday, geoff. i am very hopeful that these restrictions will be appealed. i would add just a bit of context to your intro. specifically the idea that these companies refused to condemn the anti-voting bill. i would add that they are funding this republican voter suppression because many of the companies that you named along with four others have contributed over $7 million to the republican sponsor of these bills -- sponsors of these bills since 2018. so it's not just that they have been silent in this moment, it's that their profits have gone to fund the campaigns and fund the work of the most virulent anti-voting republicans and the m

and glad coca-cola and home depot are opposing this and also american and delta air lines, where is u.p.srruptions that we spend our money with them, we serve as employees, we work on their boards, the bottom line is they have a responsibility, that responsibility to stand with us as we stand with their and brad. >> get ready, latosha. and myrna, is there another responsibility here, let's be honest, if republicans control the legislatures, what can be done to stop it? >> one, americans of all political stripes need to stay in one very clear voice that voter suppression, racial discrimination have no place in our democracy. we need to continue to do big organizing in the states like latosha and her groups are doing to make sure we can make voter suppression as toxic as possible for the political leaders trying to use it. and we need to pass two pieces of federal legislation that would put guardrails on what state politicians can do. that would be hr-1 or for the people act and john lewis voting rights advancement act which would guard against racial discrimination in voting. congress need

u.p.s.ey are used to mass shipments here, not only in the united states but internationally. then at that point is when it makes it to these locations here. and i want to let you hear a little bit from my conversation with arizona governor doug ducey because over the course of the next month, the supply chain is expected to double the amount of doses being made available here and to the states, which leads to the question, are the states ready? take a listen. >> i have no concern. let me see the mass ramp up. what i want is more supply. the challenge should be try to overwhelm us with supply. >> the state can handle it? >> oh, the state can handle it. we welcome it. and we are asking for it. we want to get this vaccination in people's arms. >> how has the biden administration been as federal partners? >> they have been helpful the entire time. >> yasmin, he said the trump administration was key in getting this process moving. but then ultimately the biden administration has been a good and w

. >> over the holidays, this career audio technician bams a temporary u.p.s.or the people doing that job. >> absolutely not tat all. the first day felt demoralizing until people i met were in similar streams as me. it felt like you're everybody else. not like -- >> yeah. >> you know? and it was helpful. it really helped. >> but it's clear more help is needed. one out of four small businesses actually closed in 2020, and of those that remain, over 40% of owners believe it will take more than six months to recover. at corporate av where gabe once worked -- how big of a change have you seen year over year pre-pandemic to right now? >> we might be 25% of what we would have been normally in this time. >> reporter: owner joe guilderson says the pandemic has shrunk his live event business into a series of less profitable virtual gatherings. some of which may become permanent. do you think the in-person event business is going to come back like it was? >> i don't think every event will come back to being hundreds of people together. i think certain events will probabl

u.p.s. is based right here in georgia. delta air lionels is right here.standing on the side of democracy because ultimately democracy is good for business. >> stephanie, let me turn to you. i've got to say the way latasha keeps 100, so does forever float. mrs. obama doesn't mince words. she calls out voter suppression. i'm curious. when we all vote was certainly one of the voter engagement programs. what does the word of when we all vote look like during off-election years which really doesn't exist because they're always happening but years like this. >> that's right. this is still a year we have to do a lot of work. there's no more off years. have to afford it. people are guaranteeing we sit back and do nothing. we flow are 253 bills that have been i introduced. we're talking about 43 state. we cannot sit back and watch this happen. we have to look at how they use their voices in the process. we have to make sure we understand what's happening and we take power. mrs. obama released a statement and posted it on instagram. we were having an organizing cal

. >> and they did change things around >> now by the way at the same time as you all know, u.p.s. has had an incredible renaissance. >> and not getting any credit. a great job at cfo at home ze po and now i find that stock any time it hits 164, sellers come out. i think that fed ex, these are remark cable companies. >> we have a supply chain in this country, and these guys aren't talked about at all it's not where they kept the vaccines from people they did it right from the get-go they did, david. david? >> wow, look how they track each other. interesting. >> they're in the same >> i mean that's, i have a keen sense for the obvious as you guys well know >> you noticed the trend look what he noticed two companies that do very similar businesses. >> hmm. >> should we put up the chart of bristol myers there so we get a little compare >> sure. >> you guys, you're on fire today. we'll get to nike after the break. pretty interesting call. revenue metrics, especially north america, and the clear comment on what's happening with the shipping delays in the port, the port delays as well. w

targeting major companies based in the state, including coca-cola, aflac, delta airlines, home depot, and u.p.sting to those members who sponsor the restrictive bills. georgia is not alone in its efforts. 22 of the 24 states with republican-led legislatures are currently pursuing measures that would restrict voting access, including in texas where nbc news is reporting this. quote, more than two dozen gop sponsors elections bills are under consideration in the legislature as lawmakers seek to tighten i.d. requirements and voter rolls, limit early voting and up the penalties for errors. broad interest and a mandate from the governor to prioritize election legislation makes changes to texas's election law likely this year. "washington post" calls out texas, describing it texas republicans' war on democracy this way. quote, declining to purge people from voting lists is not forcing people to the polls. neither is sending out absentee voting applications keeping voting locations open, allowing ballot drop boxes permitting drive-thru voting. the primary quality many republican officials, not all, bu

. >> look, there was a piece that came out, u.p.s., it's the evidence lab which we often does good work. no one is breaking up apple any time soon. it's a longer term situation is great, shorter term, i don't see anything that should jump the stock hike this but people are own eager to own the big caps. apple is right there for the picking. >> it is the other thing we've been talking about this morning is how strong the transports have been we talked to phil about the airlines if you look at the other transports, rails are hitting not just 52-week highs but all-time highs transport is taking off on every level. >> you're so right we've seen the transports do amazingly. look no further than union pacific which said that business is not that great right now. stock drops 5, then goes up 15 people want this group there are just the industrials, they want the transports and that's why i want to see what happens with apple. they tend to not want the big cap tech names maybe the individuals do, but the institutions don't. >> yeah. this is just an amazing story. this is the last trading day not

u.p.s. and fedex are splitting the deliveries.hots by june and 1 billion by the end of 2021. but with new coronavirus variants on the rise, the director of the centers for decease control and prevention is warning that now is not the time to loosen covid restrictions. >> i remain deeply concerned about a potential shift in the trajectory of the pandemic. the latest cdc data continues to suggest that recent declines in cases have leveled off at a very high number. we cannot be resigned to 70,000 cases a day. 2,000 daily deaths. please hear me clearly. at this level of cases with variants spreading, we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained. now is not the time to relax the critical safeguards that we know can stop the spread of covid-19 in our communities, not when we are so close. >> meanwhile, senate majority leader chuck schumer announced the senate will take up the covid relief plan for package this weekend. it passed with the $15 men mum wage in it. but dick durbin said senate democrats will not overrul