delta, virgin atlantic and u.s. airways are requiring passengers to test negative. yesterday president-elect joe biden rolled up his sleeve to get the first of two vaccine shots. he's encouraging americans to do the same thing. >> reporter: doing this to demonstrate that people should be prepared when it's available to take the vaccine. there's nothing to worry about. i'm looking toward to the second shot. so is jill. she's had her shot earlier today. >> more than 600,000 americans have received a covid vaccine since its rollout one week ago. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning," alex azar discusses the new coronavirus strain and the potential impact on the development and distribution of vaccines. >>> president-elect joe biden could name his education secretary this week. there are reports that he will nominate connecticut education commissioner miguel caroda. he strongly supports sending kids back to school saying too many students are falling behind during virtual learning. >>> attorney general william barr broke with president trump again and says he does not plan to

virgin atlantic is requiring proof of a negative test for all passengers traveling from london to the u.s. british airways and delta meantime will test all passengers before they enter new york state. >> all this as a big spike in air travel is already increasing the risk of spreading covid here in the united states. more than 1 million americans passed through tsa check points for three consecutive days over the weekend, the biggest surge since the start of the pandemic, despite pleas from the cdc for folks to stay home, a plea echoed by the president-elect as he received the pfizer covid-19 shot! if you don't have to travel, don't. we're still in the thick of this. it's one thing to have the vaccine show up at a hospital. it's another thing to get the vaccine from that vile into a needle, into an arm. >> the u.s. is now hitting 18 million cases in total, but more alarming than that overall number is the pace, the rate of these new infections. it makes the spread of disease we had in the spring look tame by comparison. the first 9 million cases took 283 days to reach and the last mil

virgin atlantic is doing it, british air wears delta.think that is good idea and what do you make of the new strain reporting we're getting out of the uk last couple days? >> i always err on the side of caution. i don't blame new york city testing. all of europe is basically banning uk travel to other countries so they're serious about it. with this strain i will put it best. great people over the last nine months have been wrong a lot. geniuses have been wrong a lot because you just don't know which way this thing is going to move. so whenever you hear about a strain 70% this or 70% that, you have to worry. i was speaking to a couple of my buddies today who live in london. yeah, they are definitely watching this very closely. you can see all of london's basically dead shut right now and people getting the heck out of there to go into the smaller cities. connell: are you making investment decisions on that even if it is just to say boy, whatever happens here we might see more lockdowns? that kind of thing might spread and slow economic a

british airways, delta and virgin atlantic already agreeing and will begin implementing on christmasve. >> the authorities say they haven't found the strain here yet. i believe intuitively it's already here. >> reporter: the governor noting that 120 countries require pre-boarding testing, but not the united states. >> we have been victimized by federal incompetence and federal negligence, that is a fact. and we're not going to be victimized again. >> reporter: this new mutation of the covid-19 virus now also showing up outside the uk. in australia, iceland, italy, the netherlands and denmark. more than 40 countries banning travel to and from the uk. prime minister boris johnson aiming to ease concerns across the globe about the spread of this new variant. >> and to our international friends and partners, i want to say very frankly that we understand your concerns. now that we've got the vaccine coming in the way that we have, i think that we can certainly look forward to a very, very different world. >> reporter: while the world health organization says the variant appears to be more

. >> reporter: tonight, british airways, delta and virgin atlantic just announcing plans to test all passengers heading to america. governor andrew cuomo angry, calling the lack of federal action reprehensible. >> we have been victimized by federal incompetence and federal negligence. that is a fact. and we're not going to be victimized again. >> reporter: scientists say it's not unusual for viruses to mutate and covid has done this many times before. but the uk also hitting an all-tile high for cases sunday. while there may be increased risk for infection, this new variant doesn't appear to be anymore deadly. tonight, u.s. authorities saying there's no indication the vaccine isn't effective against the mutated virus. >> there is also no evidence to suggest nor reason to believe that it would evade our vaccines that we have right now. >> so far, that's what we know. ian joining us live from london. and ian, while those dozens of countries have banned travel to and from the uk, u.s. health officials said we should hold off on any additional restrictions when it comes to those flights

nina from dorset worked as cabin crew at virgin atlantic for 15 years, but as the pandemic grounded flightsn made redundant injune when the airline laid off more than 3000 staff. the financial pressure has been very great on us, and we've been claiming universal credit, but unfortunately that doesn't cover our basic outgoings, and we've had to really cut back this christmas. unemployment has continued to rise. in the three months to october, the jobless total rose to nearly 1.7 million people and the numbers suggest a worsening trend as unemployment hits 5% in october. and this is the number of people claiming benefits, it went up to 2.7 million. so these might be people in work but on reduced hours, or using savings and topping up their income with universal credit. since the pandemic began, nearly half a millionjobs have been lost in hospitality and retail, sectors employing a large number of young people. but the over 50s are struggling too. it does get a little bit depressing at times. in lancashire, it's been a tough yearforgraham. his work as a freelance business consultant dried up i

delta and virgin atlantic are the other two airlines. governor cuomo says, he believes the mutation in the u.k. has already reached the united states. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: it is 1:00 in new york, p.m. 6:00 and london, and 2:00 a.m. in hong kong. i am vonnie quinn. welcome to "bloomberg markets." here are the stories we're following. congress will vote today on a $900 billion pandemic relief bill, the second-biggest economic rescue measure in the history of our nation. we will have the latest. and a new variant of the coronavirus in the u.k. anti-lockdown's and travel restrictions are dampening spirits before the holidays. u.s. stocks started to slump today, the most in two weeks, before bouncing back. and joining the club. it's been an incredible year for tesla as it joins the s&p 500 today. its rise has created a bloodbath for the short the company. we will get insight fr

with virgin atlantic to at least get a negative test for passengers before they fly in to jfk, and britishys said sure, they have not said anything yet, i expect them to do that, seems like the right thing to do but we don't even really know if this new mutant mutation -- are we going -- are we in a sci-fi horror movie? i can't believe we are talking about it. i'm sure greg is familiar with every single one of those films. but hasn't even been proven to be more severe, more deadly, or resistant to the vaccine, just something they are keeping an eye on and all viruses mutate but can we not skip over trying to hear? why are people not talking about the chinese communist? they were the ones that recklessly release this from the lab, let it fly out into the world and then destroyed the evidence in silenced the scientists. should be about holding them accountable. >> dana: yes, i would agree with that. i do think our surgeon general jerome adams was pretty responsible today letting people know this doesn't mean that this is more dangerous. viruses mutate and he was trying to say the vaccines ar

to the united states will have to take a covid-19 test and then you have virgin atlantic that said that they would suspect their flights to certain destinations. but what is happening here on american soil? you have the assistant secretary for health, brett gerrar on cnn asked if he would ban flights coming in. he said i think everything is possible. we need to put everything on the table and have an open scientific discussion. governor cuomo of new york still thinks that federal officials need to move quickly. he spoke in a news conference about what needs to be done. listen in. >> halt the flights from the u.k. now. many other countries have done this. this is not a case of first impression. >> he's also u.suggested that ii they don't halt it, they could have everybody tested. officials in europe will be meeting to discuss the strain and how to protect against it. you have the u.k. prime minister boris johnson that said the rate of transmissability is 70%. we have one flight arriving at 4:30 and another at 7:30. back to you. >> neil: thanks, christina. and now should we be worried? th

delta and virgin atlantic say they're willing to give peeft tests, show they're negative before they travel to new york. this corridor between new york and london is one of the most important ones in the world for business and banking. but you have local leaders here in this state very concerned after what happened here in the spring. the idea of having a more virulent strand of coronavirus on the streets of new york city has a lot of people concerned. they're only just barely keeping a lit d on the numbers here. you had mayor bill de blasio threatening a possible pause or shutdown in the knee future. governor cuomo multiple times has said he wants the federal government to step up and do something, calling them out, he says, for inaction. craig. >> stephanie gosk in new york city. steph, thank you. let's go over the pond now. sarah harman is in london. sarah, lots of concerns about this mutating virus. we'll get more on precisely what this mutation means and what it doesn't mean in a moment when we talk to dr. ashish jha. this morning, encouraging news from vaccine maker biontech. >

as for the brits traveling here, delta, virgin atlantic, british air, will require travelers from londonegative for coronavirus before boarding flights bound for new york. we'll see. for more we welcome to the broadcast dr. steven core, ardiologist and he's president and ceo of new york presbyterian, one of the nation's largest medical groups where he has worked since 1991. doctor, thank you very much for a few minutes of your time. how concerned are you? how concerned should the folks watching be about this new strain? >> very concerned. i mean i think you have a situation, brian, as the governor said, we missed it in the spring. the virus was coming over from europe. we were focused on travel from china. and then we had community spread and all hell broke loose as you well know. so i think that between human behavior and the transmissibility of the virus, we've got to be extremely careful about this latest revelation from the u.k. and take it extremely seriously. we can't get back to where we were in the spring. i think the governor got it exactly right. >> how hard or easy has it been

british airways, delta and virgin atlantic will only allow passengers who test negative for coronavirusto new york's jfk airport from britain. this after the new york governor asked airlines to voluntarily screen passengers. >>> tesla got off to a slow start on it's official official day on the index. shares for the car company fell more than 6% yesterday. the cell off accelerated at the end of the day. tesla is the most valuable company ever admitted to the index. >> all right. we are hearing you have a new list of food trends for 2020. what have been people been doing? >> we are starting off with something -- zero calorie soft drinks top the list followed by cheese, and potato chips. those are parentsly curing a lot of american's cravings during the pandemic. the report from the nation's largest grocer chain showed those item along with wine and heavy whipping cream were the top purchases of the year. looking to next year they anticipate almond butter, gouda cheese and mushrooms will hit the spot. kind of a random assortment of things. i feel like it's when are you at the store and ar

british airway, virgin atlantic also the same in graimt agreement with the state of new york.ghts from london still arriving here at dulles international airport. >> seems pretty crowded behind you. lines. what are you seeing. >> reporter: well it really ebbs and floes. the last few days have been really big for air travel especially leading into this holiday. friday, saturday, sunday more than a million people flew court reporting to the tas. nearly a million yesterday. it is that three day stretch which is so interesting. something we have not seen in the pandemic not even during the thanksgiving rush. >> pete muntean, thanks so much. appreciate it. now we're adjourned by emergency physician at brown university dr. megan rainy. first starting off what we just heard from pete. seeing all these travelers going to the airport flying because can christmas is right around the corner. and what is your message right now also you see that play out? especially after thanksgiving and what we saw play out there? >> well pam larks i worked in the emergency department last night.ela, i w

british airways, virgin atlantic and delta. now here in new york city, we have heard from mayor bill de blasio who said there could be another shutdown in this city. at least a pause is what he's calling it because we've seen hospitalizations go up. we've seen that positivity rate go up. and the restrictions are just getting tighter and tighter. the last thing they want on their hands is this variant of the coronavirus here which, as you mentioned, they believe is more transmissible. at this point, researchers don't believe it's any deadlier and, right now, so far, they believe the vaccines will still work against it. steph . >> stephanie, thank you. ellison, kerry, thank you as well. >>> i want to dig deeper. let's bring in dr. nahid bhadelia, a specialist in infectious disease from boston medical center. doctor, what do you know about this new mutation of the virus? >> good morning, stephanie. so let me just start by saying that it's not so much they're discovering mutations in this virus or new variants because that tends to

want everybody tested within hours you had delta and british airways complying with that request virgin atlantic flies into new york from heathrow we have not heard a final answer from them. as you look at shares of delta, we should point out their tests for those flying from heathrow into new york, it will be a pcr test so they're going to have to be done 72 hours in advance as you mentioned, all of this comes at a time when we're seeing more people here in the u.s., domestically, who are traveling. and that's reflected in the numbers from the tsa the passenger screening numbers, more than 1 million. friday, saturday, sunday this was expected as we headed into christmas and new year's. that doesn't mean that the travel is going to keep going up from here. it's likely going to stay in this range, maybe through january 2nd. and then you're likely to see it pull back. look at shares of american, southwest and united also keep in mind that the airlines have secured or are on the cusp of securing $15 billio in federal government aid. this would be payroll support. that means that the money would be

he's asked virgin atlantic and delta to do the same but has not heard back. british airways testing, according to the governor, starts tomorrow. so that is part of the concerns in the u.s., as whether this new variant of the virus will spread outside the uk. concerns are understandable. they've locked down london here in a way we haven't seen since really the spring. outside of london, there isn't the same level of lockdown, and the lockdown that happened here did cause people to race to train stations, to the airport, you know, to try to get away. already, there are signs, too, that this new variant of the virus is in various european countries. the british prime minister talking about what the virus is. take a listen. >> first of all, let me say to everybody who has made plans for christmas, as i said earlier on, everybody who thought about it, all the care and love that's gone into plans for christmas, we, of course, bitterly regret the changes that are necessary, but alas, when the facts change, you have to change your approach. >> reporter: what he said

british airways, virgin atlantic, delta, among those requiring testing on their flights for covid just to make sure when those folks arrive at any location they are safe to be there. expect more of this. expect charles payne right now. hey, charles. charles: hey, neil. thank you very much, my friend. good afternoon, everyone, i'm charles payne and this is "making money." breaking right now, call it chill on the news. as major indices, mostly limping along after long-awaited fiscal stimulus comes to fruition but once again super exciting stuff is happening in the world. most of us excited, many of us missing out owning the future. i will go in depth on the next industrial revolution. it is happening right now. i think you need to get on board. congress easily passing a 100 billion-dollar economic relief package. only a fraction going to the american people. no protection for small businesses. what is actually in this more than 5000 page long bill and how much will it really help the economy? >>> one of president's trump's top advisors says he has the report to prove president trump won

new york governor, andrew cuomo, working with british airways, delta, and virgin atlantic. their passengers will now need a negative-coronavirus test, before boarding flights from uk to new york. >> i acted, proactively, frankly, for new york. we've learned this lesson, before, and that's what's frustrating. >> reporter: uk officials say this variant is behind the new wave of cases in parts of england, and may be more transmissible. but there is no evidence it causes more severe illness. >> it's like having -- i mean, i'm serious. >> reporter: this, as a new vaccine for moderna begins injecting some hope into a relentless crisis. >> this vaccine is hope. it's hope that we will cease this pandemic. it's hope that we will live a better life. >> reporter: more than 614,000 vaccine doses have been administered across the united states, so far. and dr. anthony fauci, national institutes of health director dr. francis collins, and health and human services secretary alex azar, today. >> to demonstrate to americans that these vaccines are safe and incredibly effective at preventin

nina worked for virgin atlantic as cabin crew for 15 years, but as the pandemic grounded flights she basic outgoings. and we've had to really cut back this christmas. unemployment has continued to rise. in the three months until october, jobless total rose to nearly 1.7 million people, and the numbers suggest a worsening trend as unemployment hit 5% in october. and this is the number of people claiming benefits. it went up to 2.7 million. so these might be people in work but on reduced hours are using savings and topping up their income with universal credit. since the pandemic began, nearly half a millionjobs have been lost in hospitality and retail. sectors employing large numbers of young people, but the over 50s are struggling to. it does get a little bit depressing at times. it has been a tough year for bit depressing at times. it has been a tough yearforgraham. bit depressing at times. it has been a tough yearfor graham. his work as a tough yearfor graham. his work as a freelance business consultant dried up in march. there were two redundancies. people losing their jobs. when

susan: british airways which is pretty obvious, virgin atlantic and delta. eve day. british airways start preboarding testing today, december 22nd. american airlines not currently flying passengers between new york and london. united both are exempt from the rules. no they need to self-quarantine for 14 days after touching down. stuart: it is another imposition on international travel. another reason not to get on a plane and travel internationally. another reason why you can't do it. susan: i would say in this case it is probably necessary because of indications. stuart: fair enough but the recovery of international travel has been set back a little because of this. susan: airlines are down seven, eight, cruise lines down 10% yesterday. stuart: a setback any way you slice it. united, they have got a plan to get their sick pilots who may be stranded abroad back home. lauren what are they going to do with them? lauren: well, try to get them home in a plane. they have this extraction plan. kind of reads like a military operation. but they get a passengerless pl

british airways, delta, virgin and atlantic all agreed to do the testing after new york's governor said he's worried a mutant strain of the coronavirus could spread. should california do the same? passengers weren't all on the same page. >> i don't necessarily think we should be like testing everyone constantly. >> pump the brakes. let's take a broad look at it. >> yi think that's a good thing. i think it's a lot to ask, but i think for everyone's safety it's necessary now we have a new strain. >> experts say the new strain is as much as 70 times more contagious than covid-19. it's spreading out of control in parts of that country even as it is on lock down. countries around the world are rushing to put a travel ban on passengers coming from the u.k. in the thousands of tests california does daily governor newsom says a new variation hasn't shown up. >> there's no evidence of this strain yet into the state of california. >> the new mutated covid virus seems to bind a little tighter, a little more easily and enter the cell of the human body easier than our current covid virus that we hav

nina from dorset worked as cabin crew at virgin atlantic for 15 years, but as the pandemic grounded flightsressure has been very great on us, and we've been claiming universal credit, but unfortunately that doesn't cover our basic outgoings, and we've had to really cut back this christmas. unemployment has continued to rise. in the three months to october, the jobless total rose to nearly 1.7 million people and the numbers suggest a worsening trend as unemployment hits 5% in october. and this is the number of people claiming benefits, it went up to 2.7 million. so these might be people in work but on reduced hours, or using savings and topping up their income with universal credit. since the pandemic began, nearly half a millionjobs have been lost in hospitality and retail, sectors employing a large number of young people. but the over—50s are struggling too. it does get a little bit depressing at times. in lancashire, it's been a tough yearforgraham. his work as a freelance business consultant dried up in march. there are redundancies, people losing theirjobs, when furlough‘s coming to an

delta and virgin atlantic airlines will do the same of course on christmas eve. million fewer travelers this year compared to last year. that is significant drop off, it is still anticipated that 84.5 million people will travel between tomorrow and january 3. so still significant number of people and as the cdc continues to tell people to stay at home. >> troubling numbers there. thank you. >> the first doses of moderna vaccine have been given out and more people are expected to get it today. the first shots to patients at long-term care facilities. the first shipment about twice the size of the pfizer shipment. president trump has not been vaccinated but vice president pence has. today dr. fauci will get the vaccine along with alex azar and other top officials. >>> we are looking at how a new strain of the virus might affect vaccine development and distribution. hhs secretary joins us. good morning. >> yesterday, we had new jersey governor on saying states really need more help. states are having problems saying they are didn't receive as much vaccine as they th

using johns hopkins university data >>> delta, virgin atlantic and british airways will require a predeparturest as they say in the uk they have detected a new strain that is at least 70% more contagious than the previous >>> dr. fauci said he would not be surprised if the new mutation of the virus is in the u.s. but he thinks it is premature to ban travel from the uk >> shortages of certain food items are growing as france closes the borders france-bound trucks are cloging the port of dover which hands abo about 10,000 trucks each day >> my goodness that video there sue, thank you >>> let's get over to phil la bow wi -- with the ceo of alaska air big deal today where you are adding the 737 maxes to your list why did you strike this now? >> good morning. we have restructured to take a total of 68 aircraft from them that will largely replace our airbus fleets. so 61 airbus will leave the fleet by the summer of 2023 and the majority of these 737 maxes will come in so it is a restructuring the reason we did this now, the coronavirus came on and we looked at the immediate crisis and looked at empl

british airways, virgin atlantic, delta, among those requiring testing on their flights for covid juste at any location they are safe to be there. expect more of this. expect charles payne right now. hey, charles. charles: hey, neil. thank you very much, my friend. good afternoon, everyone, i'm charles payne and this is "making money." breaking right now, call it chill on the news. as major indices, mostly limping along after long-awaited fiscal stimulus comes to fruition but once again super exciting stuff is happening in the world. most of us excited, many of us missing out owning the future. i will go in depth on the next industrial revolution. it is happening right now. i think you need to get on board. congress easily passing a 100 billion-dollar economic relief package. only a fraction going to the american people. no protection for small

nonprofit that is working on an equivalent for covid and lots of airlines, jet blue, united, virgin, atlantice are some privacy concerns, i know they're working through that but it's really a way to guarantee destinations and airlines, hotels, that we're not putting other people at risk. >> so, mark, for folks who do decide that they're going to travel in a traditional way in 2021, how have airlines changed, how have hotels changed, cruise ships? what have they done? >> so i think, actually, destinations are a great way of understanding the protocols that have come in, because all of those providers work with destinations and i would point to somewhere like barbados as a great template island nations in the caribbean, hats off to them they have been brilliant about this, because travel is such a central core of their economy. in general, almost every nation, the ones that i would talk about anyway, have the same kind of pre-trip expectation you'll show your airline a covid negative test taken within a certain amount of time before you board. you'll fill out a questionnaire and then when you a

british airways, virgin atlantic requiring passengers from england to show that they have had a negative covid test before they get on a plane headed to new york. united now joins them next week with flights arriving to new jersey, new work new - new t and no strains in the u.s., not in new york just yet, but just t underway here in this state so we will have to wait and see, guys. >> leland: wait and see indeed indeed, the strain is already here. i shoul aishah, thank you. >> julie: the massive coronavirus aid and government funding bill is on its way to president trump's desk as we speak but after house republicans blocked democrats efforts, the increase in direct payment checks from $600 to $2,000 as the president demanded, it is still unclear if he will sign it a version of the government shutdown. chad pergram is live on capitol hill. merry christmas to you, chad to. >> thank you. >> julie: what is happening today? >> we are waiting to see whether president trump is willing to sign or veto this bill. this caught everybody on hill off guard, quite frankly. they thought they had negot

for 15 years, nina worked as cabin crew at virgin atlantic.oughed, and then made redundant injune when the airline laid off more than 3000 staff. the financial pressure has been very great on us. and we've been claiming universal credit but unfortunately that doesn't cover our basic outgoings. and we have had to really cut back this christmas. we're not doing presents as much. work has been scarce for her partner as well who's self—employed. the family, from sandbanks near bournemouth, say they will be making home—made gifts this year. it's small star! it's a star, isn't it? the tourism and travel industry has been one of the hardest hit and the steepest rise in unemployment has been among young people. but analysis also shows the over 50s are more likely to struggle with long—term joblessness. this is the longest i've been out of work since i left university. graham is a freelance business consultant based in lancashire, but that work dried up in march. what has it been like job—hunting in the middle of the pandemic? it's daunting at the mome

virgin so you epidemic. they have no antibodies. from 1616 to 1619 what may have been bubonic leg introduced by european fishermen spread south along the atlantic seaboard to the eastern shore killing in some cases as many as 90% of the region's inhabitants. so many died so quickly that there was no one left to bury the dead. portions of coastal new england that had once been a densely populated as western europe were suddenly empty of people with only the white bones of the dead to indicate a thriving community once existed along these shores. in addition to disease, what were described as civil dissensions and bloody wars erupted throughout the region as native groups that had been uneasy neighbors in the best of times, struggled to create a new order and the haunted vacancy of new england. his people known as the pocono kit for the area they occupied had been particularly hard hit. before the plague, they numbered about 12,000 enabling him to muster 3000 fighting men. after three years of disease his force was reduced to a few hundred warriors making it even worse from his perspective. the plague had not affected the neighboring enemies who