erica could afford to hire a caterer. to all the other stuff put him in that ballpark unwinds but in this house cooking's a family affair. and so this is how to tell me steve you think oh there's always are about the 1st 40 pounds for that forex orange but you know that is false. despite their wealth the hair exotic to the rustic recipes of their working class roots. they don't want champagne and caviar like some millionaires. or so is so funny we are we nickname ourself. redneck ranch because we've never been into that kind of stuff and so it's you know we're not chains and so we haven't changed yet so we're not saying and. what has changed however is the number of guests they can welcome it's 6 pm the entire family and all the neighbors are basking in herrick's high tech pool in scenes reminiscent of a public water park. america's stepfather mel never misses a party at the harry. it's always a good party. because it's all the food goes something like a little party ball i mean what's bad about it before the lottery it w

but when she started getting it from express scripts erica says sophie started having terrible stomach aches. >> we noticed that her bmi was dropping and dropping >> reporter: without delivery notification erica says the medication could sit outside for hours in the heat after arriving in an unair-conditioned postal service truck and without a temperature indicator erica had no way of knowing if the medication got too hot. >> we were told when she was two weeks old don't even keep the enzymes in the car because they won't be as effective >> reporter: erica says she called express scripts, asking them to ship it differently. but was rebuffed >> we ship them exactly how the manufacturer ships them to us >> reporter: is what they tell you. >> is what they tell me "you're not a pharmacist, ma'am. my response was that i don't have to be a pharmacist to read the bottle to know what the temperature requirement is >> reporter: proving sophie's failing health was due to the way her medication was delivered is nearly impossible, experts told nbc news. nevertheless, sophie continued to get worse.

thank you, erica. it is great to be with you. >> thank you. >>> coming up, we'll learn how to lend a hand or a wing and help people in need in this holiday season. we can all be holiday helpers. but first, my friend abby cadabby has a special message. >> hick, everyone! well, i know the holidays are going to be a little bit tough this year but you know, they can still be magical because, well, we can still see our friends and family virtually and send them beautiful cards and gifts and -- ah. drive around the neighborhood and see all the beautiful twinkling lights. and you know what else? there's one thing that we could all do together. no matter where we are. we can give each other a great big virtual hug. so come on! come in here! give me that hug. oh, that's so good! ha ha. i just want to wish everybody a happy holiday and go out there and you spread joy and kindness wherever you are. right now i'm going to put my mask on and go play outside with my brother ruddy and then mommy will take us to see t

good morning, erica. here in san francisco, city officials ordered a mandatory quarantine for anybody coming to the city from outside the barrier to quarantine and stay away from others for ten days. it is a sober reminder, even with the hope of a vaccine, that the pandemic is not slowing down. >> reporter: the pandemic ravaging the nation. thursday, the united states reported more than 233,000 new infections and over 3,200 deaths. more than 114,000 americans are currently hospitalized with coronavirus. the 12th zrastraight day of rec hospitalizations. >> we have a couple of more dark days ahead of us if we don't do something at this point to try to stop this dreadful upward curve of hospitalizations and cases and deaths. this is not the moment to be throwing down your guard and gathering for the holidays like nothing was happening. we have a lot of trouble here in front of us. >> reporter: 48 states have positivity rates above 5% over the past week, including pennsylvania, which recorded more than 10,000

erica? >> suzanne, we are all watching. honestly, this is uncharted territory. we just don't know what's going to happen next. thanks so much for being with us. please keep us posted. >>> so on this christmas eve day, nearly 120,000 americans are in the hospital with coronavirus. that is a record. 3,359 americans reported dead. look at that number. despite that, the tsa says millions of americans are traveling for the holiday, ignoring pleas from health officials to stay home. cnn's elizabeth cohen spoke with dr. anthony fauci. she joins us now with part of that interview. what'd you learn, elizabeth? >> john, i spoke with dr. fauci on the occasion of his 80th birthday, which is today. and i asked him, what will you be doing for your birthday and for christmas? and he said that he will be at home. he will not be with his doctors. and he said, it's tough, but he said he has to practice what he preaches. >> i definitely feel sad. i have three daughters, ranging from age from late 20s to early

. >> reporter: good morning to you, erica. yes, getting word this morning, president-elect joe biden, his transition team announcing key members of their health team. of course, these people have quite the task before them, as the biden team works to get coronavirus under control, as we see these incredible surging numbers and record deaths. we're also learning that president-elect biden will hold an event on tuesday to formally introduce the members of this team. so let me walk you through a few of them. you mentioned california's attorney general, javier becerra. he has been tapped to head up health and human services. he's been one of the fiercest defenders of the affordable care act in court. he would also be the first latino to ever serve in that position if he's confirmed by the senate. dr. vivek murthy will be reprising his role as surgeon general. you mentioned he served under president obama. he's also the head -- one of the co-chairs of the covid-19 advisory board for president-elect biden and his team. he's also bee

erica. >>up next a new piece of wearable tech may signal you're developing covid-19 even if your symptoms are subtle we'll explain how it works ahead plus draymond green and james wiseman return to practice for the warriors after may miss some time due to positive covid test. >>sports director jason dumas has reaction from both players coming up. >>plus food banks across the bay area need your help how kron four's working to donate 1 million meals and in just a few months, we've learned a lot more about the covid-19 virus. it's real. and it's dangerous. so, on behalf of all of us working on the front lines, please take it seriously. and while we don't yet have a cure or a vaccine, we do know how to keep you and your loved ones safe. wear a mask. wash your hands. stay six feet apart. do your best to stay out of crowded spaces. and get a flu shot, it's even more important this year. we can do this. if we do it together. a drink with friends can turn into two, and a prescription can be stronger

thank you erica. >>still ahead on an almost a century old restaurant in san francisco permanently closing its doors. we'll take a look at just how hard the pandemic is hitting restaurants here in the bay area. >>the san francisco landmark restaurant, the cliff house announced that they're going to permanently shutter the 157 year-old establishment on december 31st kron four's maureen kelly reports on the latest loss to the city's dining scene. >>the current proprietors close the cliff house temporarily back in july but now they're shuttering for good at the end of the month. they say the pandemic is only partially to blame. but news of this venerable local institution folding is casting a chill on the city's dining scene gates have been pulled shut and for lease signs are up all over downtown san francisco. the san francisco chamber of commerce got their hands on some sobering spending trend data from mastercard at the end of november just based on zip codes and other financial district >>85% of bars

and when asked if she likes the farm erica says no to gird that's too dirty. david has gotten into farming. ready. to rent some of the land out to local farmers and cash in on a percentage of their profits. the rest is for him a $300.00 hectare private estate for hunting and fishing a dream come true for david even if not so much for erica. that's pretty serious. this all the land altogether was 2 and a half $1000000.00 so you know you can't go wrong anywhere and take care of it so that's the biggest thing but the last erica doesn't really see the point of this huge investment despite being multi-millionaires they still try to remember the value of money. you got to always be aware of what you're spending because it goes quick while big or small your budget is you got a budget and their monthly budget is about $25.00 grand a month so who's the big spender. he buys big things cars trucks so my little $20.00 purchases versus his. $30000.00 car erica is more cautious but the couple could easily move like royalty the interest alone generated from their fortune tur

erica hill with me this morning. we have a ton of news. >> we really do. >> breaking overnight, an emergency meeting just beginning in the united kingdom, where a new variant of coronavirus looks to be spreading like wildfire. health officials say it could be up to 70% more transmissible than the current variant. prime minister boris johnson just imposed major new restrictions. london in close to a lockdown right now. overnight, look at this map, a growing number of countries, including canada, banned travel from the uk. as of this morning, the united states is not on this list. why? also as of this morning, there are new efforts to determine whether the vaccines in existence right now work against this new variant. more vaccine news this morning. the first doses of moderna's vaccine expected to be administered today and president-elect joe biden receives his first dose of vaccine in just a few hours. >> president trump largely ignoring the virus. instead, spending his waning days in the white house scheming to steal

erica hill with me. nice to see you. >> quiet morning. the breaking news is this. just a few hours ago, the united kingdom became the first country to grant emergency approval for pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. immunizations will start there next week for the people who need it most. the u.s. could be just days behind. the fda meets next week to take action. obviously, the news from the united kingdom is a big development that raises major questions here. what does this tell us about the efficacy and the safety of the vaccine? what can we learn in the short-term from the united kingdom? why did they go first? what does the president think of that? we have new information this morning on who in the u.s. will get this vaccine first. plans approved overnight for front line workers and nursing homes. at this moment, the pandemic is at its worst stage in the u.s. record hospitalizations overnight. nearly 2,600 deaths reported. that's the second highest day since the pandemic began. >> there is also a lot of breaking news out of the white house this morning. cnn has learn

despite their newfound wealth david and erica have managed to remain grounded. i told my friends before our friends and your friends with. your friends with us today. and they're there who defines us family friends church . we're not going to change i'm still learning i feel depressed i have not going to change some. 5 years on family friends and traditions still remain into gold to the herrick's life although now they can afford to enjoy themselves as much as they mike. tomorrow it's independence day. on this very special national holiday americans honor those who fought for their freedom and continue to fight for bread now proudly displays the star-spangled banner all across town. as a patriotic family it's an event the herrick's wouldn't miss for the world. down their spine. tonight they'll be throwing the biggest party in the county a few hours from now they'll be hosting $150.00 people in their backyard and in nebraska a good party is all about the food itself. erica could afford to hire a caterer i think all the other stuff put him in that ballpark unwinds

and when asked if she likes the farm erica says. to gird it's too dirty. david has gotten into farming. ready. to rent some of the land out to local farmers and cash in on a percentage of their profits. the rest is for him a $300.00 hectare private estate for hunting and fishing a dream come true for david even if not so much for erica. that's pretty serious. this all the land altogether was 2 and a half $1000000.00 so you know you can't go wrong owning land to take care of and that's the biggest thing but the last erica doesn't really see the point of this huge investment despite being multi-millionaires they still try to remember the value of money you got to always be aware of what you're spending because it goes quick while big or small your budget is you got a budget and their monthly budget is about $25.00 grand a month so who's the big spender. he buys big big cars trucks so my little $20.00 purchase is versus his. $30000.00 car america is more cautious but the couple could easily move like royalty the interest alone generated from their fortune tur

. >> tell us about erica. what was she like? >> erica was the most wonderful person you could ever meet. with her, her main concern was other people, you know? for her, other people's happiness was her happiness. and, you know, her goal in life was, you know, to cheer people. if you were down, she would -- you know, she would know if you were having a bad day and you will get her phone call just so she could comfort you. >> was she worried about being pregnant during the pandemic? >> she wasn't really worried. but, you know, she did take care of herself. she wouldn't go out. always would wear her mask. anything that she would touch or anything she was about to touch she would clean. just like they say. yeah. you know, she followed every rule in the book and, you know, she still -- she still ended up catching it and it's sad, you know. like you got a lot of people that don't understand what's going on. they all think it's a joke. they all think it's a joke until it happens to them or one of their family members. and that's what m

good morning. >> good morning, erica. across the nation, we are seeing states setting all kinds of the wrong records. and that is something that is painted very clearly in california, as these new restrictions here in the state are hoping to bend the curve. the alarming surge in new coronavirus cases has medical experts more concerned than ever. >> we're not likely to see a peak in the number of infections until the end of december, maybe into january. so as bad as things are right now, they're going to get a lot worse. >> reporter: the united states has added more than 1.2 million new coronavirus cases in the first six days of december alone. >> the gatherings that we saw on thanksgiving will lead to a surge. it will happen this week and next week. and we cannot go into the holiday season, christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa with this same kind of attitude. >> reporter: hospitalizations continue to rise. more than 101,000 americans are hospitalized with the virus nationwide. >> hospitals are getting full. and it's just hard to

erica hill again with us, this morning. nice to see you. >> good morning, my friend. >> this is fantastic. >> i may come back tomorrow, depending how you behave. >> breaking overnight. better late than never. four months late. congress finally passed a $900 billion emergency-relief bill. president trump is expected to sign it within days. treasury secretary steve mnuchin says stimulus checks to millions of americans could start being sent out by next week. we have all the details you need to know about this, coming up. >>> also, breaking moments ago. the ceo of biontech says he is confident that pfizer's vaccine will protect against the new, coronavirus variant. this comes, as the white house is discussing requiring travelers from the united kingdom to present proof of a negative coronavirus test, before arriving in the united states. this morning, hospitals around the u.s. simply overwhelmed with coronavirus patients. more than 115,000, now hospitalized. that's a record high. >>> we also have new reporting, this morning, a

it's just not something that we do today. >> reporter: eventually erica did get an exception. allowing her to fill sophie's precipitation at a local pharmacy. and she says then sophie's issues went away. but the experience still haunts her. >> they stole a lot from us, emotionally. i never got an apology. it was just -- too bad. yeah. she deserves more than that. everyone deserves more than that. >> to cynthia or me? >> yeah, not good enough for sophie and not good enough for anyone. it's not just express scripts. we reached out to the three largest pharmacy mail order pharmacies. they all said they believe their service is safe, convenient and cost effective and that by and large patients are more than satisfied with their service. those companies made, steph, last year, $300 billion in revenue. >> $3 billion and not currently putting $1 temperature monitors in the boxes. almost anxious to ask this question. of course they think they're getting the job done. they're the companies. but are these businesses regulated in anyway? what are the rules for them? >> well, important qu

. ♪ it's expensive to be married >> reporter: real housewives of beverley hills star erica jane and her husband tom girardi, the lawyer made famous during the erin brocovich case, are accused of hiding money meant for victims killed in the 2018 lyon airplane crash. >> the law firm in chicago is saying thomas girardi is trying to tuck away money during this divorce, hide this cash, he has to give it to his wife or have the money assigned to her and that way he won't have to pay it back to these plaintiffs or this law firm. >> reporter: on the show, the couple would flaunt their extravagant life-style. >> i think it cost $40,000 a month to do erica jane, so that's hair, makeup, costumes, wardrobe and the whole production of itself. >> reporter: the suit claims they're actually in debt and used some of the misappropriated money to pay it off and project a public image of obscene wealth at all times and at whatever the cost. the attorney who filed the suit, jay edelson, worked with girardi in the lion air case and said he figured out the scheme after boeing paid the settlement, but clients

>>thank you erica. tonight at 5.36 kron 4 is always tracking local stories, here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now in san francisco, a 40 year-old man was shot while riding a scooter on friday afternoon after around 4 o'clock near 6th and mission streets in the soma neighborhood. police say the victim said he didn't see any suspects at the time of the shooting. he was taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. no arrests have been made in the east bay wannacry city council members will consider a grant program for restaurants hurt by the pandemic a new city report says recent covid-19 restrictions that threaten their survival of many local business was restaurants, taking a big hit. there are more than a 100 restaurants downtown and more than 50 taking part in the city's rebound program summer programs have been established in berkeley and in any aac. >>and if you live in oakland lost your job or suffering financially due to the pandemic we have an important de

erica. >>right now in san francisco. we're already down to those 40's today was a dry day for over the weekend we did see that rain here in the city we had over an inch of precipitation as well as out in the oakland hills and half moon bay. out tamil pious saw over 3 inches of rain from that system and on the tahoe area they got over a foot of snow in many places kirkwood looks like we got about 10 inches of fresh powder over the weekend. so here's what it looked in san francisco earlier today we saw. clear blue skies there in some serious clouds try again for us right now this is what we're seeing in berkeley we could see some patchy fog overnight in some places but overall it should be mostly clear. our temperatures out in alameda is 48 at the moment in concord 4441 in fairfield and 42 right now in santa rosa, so these temperatures are normal for this time of the year again the reason why was dry today because of this high pressure but that will be changing as we do expect to get rain late

alisyn is off, erica hill with me on this christmas eve. we're practically hanging the stockings now. >> ready. >> it's that close. >> we are not there yet. >> we have to get through the next few hours, which honestly no one has any idea what they hold. what now? seriously, what will the president do now? there he is arriving in florida, he is now at mar-a-lago. this is no game, though. this is life for millions of americans. if you are unemployed this morning, we just don't know if you're going to get your next relief check, if you're in the military, no idea this morning if you're actually going to get that promised pay raise. however, overnight the president did pardon his long-time allies, paul manafort and roger stone who refused to cooperate with the mueller probe, he also pardoned jared kushner's father. ben sasse republican for nebraska summed it up in one sentence saying, quote, this is rotten to the core. >>> the president left washington without signing or vetoing the stimulus bill. today house democrats are going to try to pass

it went really well, erica. by the way, i love doing the town halls, not the least of which i get to spend time with you. that shot it did not hurt one bit, honestly. i think it helped that i had my elmo doll with me. "sesame street" has taught me a lot this year. >> and we know elmo loves and it sends a powerful message that families will take in as well. obviously, when we're talking about health, it's also about emotional health, and so many families are struggling. and that's something we're going to tackle, too. take a look. >> hi, erica, hi dr. sanjay, i'm collecting food for our neighborhood food drive. >> oh food can't drive. that's silly! >> no, elmo, a food drive, it's when people collect good to give to families who need it. >> oh, why would they need food? can't they go in the kitchen and get food? >> unfortunately, no, elmo. the virus has been very hard on some families. people are out of work. and don't have money to buy the food and warm clothes they need. >> oh, again, everybody needs food and cl

thank you erica. >>coming up tonight at 6.45 minority business owners across the country doing what they can to survive the economic crisis during the pandemic in here from small business owners on the page it's causing the business is straight ahead. the state take legal action against amazon now the company is accused of not cooperating with california the covid-19 workplace safety investigation. >>california attorney general javier becerra has announced new legal action to protect amazon employees from workplace exposure to covid-19. >>we filed a petition in sacramento superior court requesting that the court order amazon to comply with outstanding investigative subpoenas which we issued as part of an ongoing open investigation into amazon's covid-19 worker health and safety practices. >>the sarah made the announcement this morning accusing amazon of failing to adequately respond to subpoenas issued months ago the state is investigating whether the company is doing enough to protect workers from th

>>black thanks erica. the coronavirus pandemic is putting a real strain on local food banks, the san francisco-marin food bank is says that it's serving more people than ever before plan to try to help fill that need crown for here is teaming up with what's known as the super bowl of caring to help raise 1 million meals can forcefully to gaal has that story. >>working in smaller groups with ships to allow for physical distancing volunteers at the san francisco-marin food bank warehouse in the city hit the ground running on a daily basis we're not going out also going >>prior to the public health emergency, the food bank relied on 1200 volunteers a week to pack up and distribute meals and groceries that number has since more than doubled to 2500 volunteers only had been homeless understand the struggle a >>the food bank is currently serving more than 55,000 households a week. >>from 30,000 households before the pandemic and what we're learning right now is so many that we're serving have never needed food a

erica hill with us this morning, alisyn is off. breaking overnight, congress did something, which is an incredible headline in this day and anyone. they passed a $900 billion emergency relief bill which president trump is expected to sign within days. stimulus checks to millions of americans could be sent out by next week according to the treasury secretary. also breaking this morning, the ceo of biontech says he is confident that pfizer's vaccine will protect against the new coronavirus variant. the white house this morning discussing requiring travelers from the united kingdom to present proof of a negative coronavirus test before arriving in the united states. dozens of other countries have banned or restricted travel from the uk. this is what dr. it anthony fauci said about this just moments ago. >> travel bans are really rather draconian things to do. that's not really in the cards right now, but i wouldn't be surprised if the requirement of testing is something that is being actively considered right now. >>> this morning hos

alisyn is off, erica hill with me this morning. wow. >> it's another busy morning, john berman. >> and there are millions of americans, millions of americans who want to know what happens now. why? because the breaking news this possible $900 billion implosion thanks to one video. the president blind-sided democrats, republicans, shocked his own staff releasing a video overnight that signals maybe he could veto the huge coronavirus relief package that has passed both houses of congress. this would mean direct aid to millions of americans. it does mean it's in real jeopardy this morning. the president wasn't part of these negotiations. he was on the sidelines unclear if he knew about the intricacies at all. he was too busy trying to overturn an election, but he swooped in overnight and insisted that congress give americans $2,000 stimulus checks instead of the $600 that's in the deal now. house speaker nancy pelosi is trying to capitalize on this and secure that extra money immediately. we do have some new reporting on where this mi

thank you so much and congratulations to all. >> thank you so much erica lee. many of the dystopic science-fiction nightmares in the books of science fiction and literary masters over the last hundred years anticipated a social control mechanism that would inflict spiritual violence as well as social degradation and exploitation through the means of a vast electronic network of communication. we very few authors have come to this form with such a profound, supple and intuitive understanding of how these systems once in place would attack the ability of the individual to excavate personal memory. and the cartography of the interior life that was at stake under that attack. yoko ogawa with her book the memory police commits to such an illumination of understanding and a wealth of courage found in her work. again, the great great honor to bring the american book award to yoko ogawa for her novel the memory police and we are joined by its translator, professor stephen snyder. >> hello. my name is snyder and i had a tremendous honor of translating yoko ogawa's novel

erica? >> in the wise words of john berman, buckle up. joe johns, thank you. >>> also developing this morning, researchers telling cnn they believe hundreds of americans could already be infected with this new variant of coronavirus. and that it likely arrived in the u.s. in mid-november. cnn's senior political correspondent elizabeth cohen joining us now more. i guess it's not surprising at this point that it's already here. >> it's not. i mean, erica, you know how many flights there are from london to various cities in the u.s. things travel. there's no restriction. people have been getting on planes. british researchers traced back this variant to september 20th, and that's how they calculate that they think it arrived here probably around mid-november, and that there could be hundreds of cases by now. and remember, this is a variant that seems to travel more quickly, seems to be more transmissible. but, and this is interesting and important, it's evaded the u.s. surveillance system. nobody can point to, there's this case in the u.s. o

joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. with the president continues to rail against the election that he plainly lost, we're not seeing anything new or meaningful in terms of policy or even advancing his legacy. but we are learning a little bit more today about what may be getting done and not getting done in the final days of the trump administration. as president trump's days at the white house grow shorter, some of his associates are reportedly lining up to make appeals, hoping to receive pardons before he leaves the oval office. a source familiar with the matter telling cnn that rudy giuliani is one of the people on the list. a claim the trump attorney denies. a second source also says the president's three oldest children and his son-in-law. >> jared kushner, are seeking preemptive pardons. these requests may be in anticipation of what some trump allies see as hostility from president-elect joe biden's incoming administration, the first source tells cnn. this as the department of justice is investigating whether there

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. i mean, people who we are talking torques survivors, they are just absolutely shocked, stunned, by this decision by president trump. the horror-filled memories of that day in september 2007 still haunt those who survived. whose physical scars may have healed, but who grapple with the psychological trauma nearly every day. i remember seeing a woman and her son, their car was in front, it was on fire. she was crying out until she burnt to death with her son hassan says. there was so many gunfire t wasn't normal, bodies just fell in the street. i wasn't wounded yet, i moved my car to get away and i was shot multiple times. it was a sunny day in baghdad, one where the population could almost pretend their country wasn't being ravaged by violence, but those illusions shattered quickly in iraq. in an instant a busy baghdad roundabout turned into a street of blood. the youngest victim was just nine years old, shot in the head in the back seat of his car as his father helplessly watched him d

thank you erica, still ahead on kron 4 news early detection technology. >>new device, it's developed at u c s >>one more thing right with flu season upon us now some people are wondering how you can tell if you have the flu or covid well a new smart ring a may be able to let you know if you're developing covid-19 symptoms early, it's called are up rain and wearable sensor that continuously measures things like your sleep your heart rate and respiratory rates and your temperature. preliminary study by u c s f and you see san diego showed that the device. >>could identify higher temperatures and people developing symptoms of covid-19 but one researcher does say this device, right now is not considered a medical device. >>it does give the user information about if they are different than their baseline and the user make a decision about how they're feeling and used that to decide if they want to speak medical advice, but right now there's nothing in the or act that's telling people that they're actively getting covid-19 or anything like that. >>ucsf has its

erica hill in for alisyn today. what a morning. >> what a morning is right. >> it has been remarkable to see. it has felt historic, you probably watched it live moments ago, cnn's dr. sanjay gupta getting the coronavirus vaccine live on tv. that was the moment it happened. he didn't wince at all. >> i've got to say that was just such an amazing moment. and just moments from now we're going to see the vice president of the united states, mike pence, his wife karen pence and the surgeon general jerome adams, they will be vaccinated live on tv. this is something people need to see. this is something that's good for all of us to see. obviously scientists say that the vast majority of americans need to get vaccinated in order to crush the virus. >> and we need to crush that virus because this important moment comes as the u.s. just suffered its third deadliest day of the pandemic. hospitalizations hitting yet another record high and just looking at california, that state struggling with a crippling surge. the mayor of lo

we did a show on erica and serena williams showing through line. as we wrap up come a final thought on the lancet study that you did, the respected international medical journal called "moving toward into recess practice in medicine." throught to highlight line, she died from cardiomyopathy. her heart was enlarged. the stress of trying to fight for the value of her father for his death to not be ignored and hold a policeman accountable, ultimately caused her heart to weaken. the stress of fighting for humidity post of we like to blame genetics, looking for what the gene is to make people's heart weaker, but we know your stress, or mental health effects and physical health. racism isgh line of consistent for all of us. that is shortening all of our lives. we need that to end. that is what we talk about in this antiracism practice. if i was taught in medical school, as i was,here were three biological races, that is racism. god orwas not created by medicine. those things -- racism was created by people who wanted to hold power and wealth. our job is

this is erica bacerra, a 38-year-old mom from detroit by way of los angeles. she was eight months pregnant when she was diagnosed with coronavirus three weeks ago. she wasn't getting any better so doctors induced labor and on november 15th, she gave birth to diego, a healthy baby boy, but erica never got to hold him. she went on a ventilator moments after delivery and died last week, leaving behind diego, her 1-year-old daughter and her husband. erica bacerra is one of 284,000 americans who will not be home for the holidays this year. she didn't have any underlying health issues. she was just pregnant. >> she followed every rule in the book, and you know, she still ended up catching it, and it's sad, you know, like, you got a lot of people that don't understand what's going on. they all think it's a joke. they all think it's a joke until, you know, it happens to them or one of their family members, and. >> tragedy, and erica is not alone, as laura pointed out. the rate of americans dying is now as high as it's been the entire pandemic, and more remain at risk.

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>> absolutely, erica. it was just before midnight that the senate followed the house in passing that covid-relief bill. what actually got to the president's desk, around just before 1:00 in the morning, however, was a five-day extension, shortgap, to fund the government another five days, until december 28th. wliel t while the paperwork's all being worked out but we're being told the president will, in fact, sign the legislation. it was a two-parter. $1.4 trilli $1.4 trillion for spending in the federal government until september of next year. and then, also, the $900 billion covid-relief package. what is included? well, very important for many americans, $600 in direct payments if you make less than $75,000 a year. also, children included. $300 a week, a boost in unemployment benefits. $284 billion for emergency-small-business loans. 80 billion for purchasing vaccines -- i'm sorry, 20 billion. 8 billion for distribution. and a one-month extension in terms of whether or not folks would be evicted for not m

erica hill with me this morning. a lot going on. >> busy monday of a holiday week. >>> an emergency meeting called in the united kingdom where a new variant of coronavirus is spreading beyond control. health officials say it could be up to 70% more transmissible than the current strain. prime minister boris johnson imposed major new restrictions there. overnight, a growing number of countries, including canada, india and just moments ago russia, banned travel from the united kingdom. as of this morning, the united states not on this list. why? this morning, new efforts to determine whether vaccines we have, the two work against the new variant. more vaccine news, the first doses of moderna's vaccine expected to be administered today. president-elect joe biden receives his first dose of vaccine in the next few hours. >>> president trump largely absent again when it comes to the virus. instead he's spending his final days in the white house. sydney powell was at the white house again last night. the "new york times" re

in new york, i'm erica hill, cnn. >>> thank you for that. the president-elect will introduce his economic team today. he will inherit any number of challenges. the pandemic has put millions of americans out of work facing eviction or hunger. that's the reality that janet yellen, biden's pick to lead treasury will face day one on the job. unlike most things in washington, she's managed to draw enthusiasm from both sides of the aisle. cnn's tom foreman has more. >> i can say emphatically that partisan politics plays no role in our decisions about the appropriate stance of monetary policy. >> hard nosed, clear eyed, janet yellen's nomination has triggered a flurry of praise from the right for her intellect, foresight, and independence, and the left, where she is smart, tough and principled. >> she doesn't have a krystal ball but she has a keen understanding about markets and how the economy works. >> reporter: his resumes which include brown, yale, harvard and the london school of economics spurred president obama to put her in charge of the fe

. >> i think that's definitely part of it, erica. i think that the president certainly wants to be seen as the person who did more. he is, in many ways, in terms of his own politics, there are areas, particularly when it comes to spending, where he's much more aligned with democrats than he is with republicans. this statement that he gave is of the variety that democrats was worried that he was going to do in his first six months. he ended up burrowing into republican policy, particularly on taxes. but this is something that people have been worried about, but to john's point, this demonstrates just either a lack of interest or a lack of understanding in how this works. you can't say this once this is all over, when you've chosen to expend none of yrp personal capital on this, but you have let your own treasury secretary and chief of staff particularly the treasury secretary, go to the hill, day after day, to try to work on this and it took months and months to do. he doesn't want to be seen as the person who provided a payment that

erica hill, cnn, new york. >> erica, thank you so much. >>> joe biden facing pressure to pick nominees of color for the remaining posts in his administration, but he says this tonight. >> i am going to keep my commitment that the administration both in the white house and outside in the cabinet is going to look like the country. - [child] what is a wish? (submarine rings) - [man] captain, we're ready to dive. - [child] it's adventure in seeing the unknown. (dolphin chatters) it's imagination! - [man] we're ready to surface. and coming up for air. but really, deep down, a wish is hope. and right now, we need hope more than ever. that's why we need your help. by giving $20 a month, 67 cents a day, or any amount to make a wish, you make wishes real. (hopeful music) wishes provide hope and give strength to children and their families. wishes change lives. - [narrator] call the number on your screen, or visit wish.org to grant wishes today. >>> so the president-elect joe biden facing mounting pressure to pick black and latino nominees for many of the remaining posts in his government. while

our next question will come from erica edwards with nbc news, your line is open. >> this is erica edwards with nbc. . apologized if dr. slaoui said this, his audio is garbled. i do not know if there is any way to fix that. vaccinate 20to million people by the end of this year. it seems like 20 million vaccines will be delivered which is different from shots in arms. is there a change in the productions, people will be getting that first dose by the, within the next week or so? thank you. ahead. dr. slaoui: sorry. the commitment that we can make is to make vaccine doses available. of to give the first shots the vaccine by definition the second dose in the month of j anuary. is i think that commitment met. the ramp-up in fact of immunizations, shots in arms, is happening is slower than we thought it would be. as i said earlier, we are here to help states to accelerate that appropriately. met.at objective is not it is unlikely to be met. a shot in arm by -- [indiscernible] them allocated before the end of the month as dr. slaoui said. will be last 5 million delivered the first week of januar

our national correspondent erica hill is joining us from new york right now. erica, a tremendous amount of hope is riding on the fda meeting today. >> reporter: yeah, there really is a lot of hope and a lot of interest in that meeting where, of course, tomorrow, they will discuss pfizer's application for emergency use authorization for its vaccine. now we do know in anticipation, operation warp speed announcing today, as you mentioned, they actually began shipping some of the necessary supplies out today. that includes things like syringes and even alcohol swabs that they are ready to go if and when that authorization is granted tomorrow. across the country, the countdown to the first covid-19 vaccine is on. >> we will begin upon approval of the eua packing to the micro plans and begin distribution within 24 hours out to the jurisdictions accordingly. >> reporter: the fda could authorize pfizer's vaccine as soon as tomorrow. trucks and planes are ready to go and ultra low temperature freezers on stand-by. >> you're looking at potentially getting close to at le

back to you, erica. >> keep us posted. we know this really is somewhat of a fluid situation at the moment. thank you. >>> stock futures right now down on the news on this new variant. julia chatterley is live with more. there is a lot of concern across the globe, julia. >> there absolutely is. good morning, erica. any optimism on the financial band-aid that was agreed in d.c. over the weekend swamped i think by what we're seeing in the uk and the reaction from particularly european nations but others in the world locking down on travel connections with the uk. as you pointed out, u.s. futures are down but i have to say stocks always seem to defy economic and health gravity and reality here, and we're already off the lows. europe though is bearing the brunt. look at what we're seeing for some of the european stock markets. paris and germany, they're down over 3%. the uk also under some significant pressure here. anything related to hospitality, to travel, so the airline stocks are under pressure, hotel stocks, the banks als

erica's family says she was ecstatic. her newborn son would grow up alongside her husband's 1-year-old daughter. in early november after erica started feeling contractions, doctors kept her at the hospital for a weekend just for observation. when she got home, the virus took hold fast. body aches, chest tightness, a fever, difficulty breathing. erica's condition deteriorated to a point where she needed an ambulance to take her back to the hospital. three days after that, doctors agreed it was time to induce labor. according to kcbs in los angeles, diego antonio baciera is safe, alive and well but erica never got to hold him. immediately after her labor, her oxygen levels plummeted. she spent 18 days on a ventilator. her family traveled from los angeles to detroit and they were there surrounding her when she finally passed away. a 33-year-old mother who never got to hold her newborn son. erica's brother told cnn both families plan to do whatever it takes to support her husband and both children and the rest of us will do t

suggest that it's not a bad idea, it's just not something that we do today. >> reporter: eventually, erica did get an exception, allowing her to fill sophie's prescription at a local pharmacy, and she says then sophie's issues went away. but the experience still haunts her. >> they stole a lot from us, emotionally. i never got an apology it was just, too bad yeah she deserves more than that. everyone deserves more than that. >> reporter: so the three largest mail order pharmacies told us that their service is safe, convenient and cost effective, and that, by and large, customers are very pleased with their service those companies generated over $300 billion in revenue last year. >> it's not just a matter of convenience when sometimes, as the mom in your story, you're required or else you have to pay out of pocket. you have to use these companies. are they regulated in any way, cynthia? >> reporter: well, mail order pharmacies come under the jurisdiction of the state pharmacy boards. we reached out to all 50 boards, and here is what we were told. the vast majority do not have specific rules

erica smith who wrote california politicians can't explain their covid-19 rules, there's a reason for that, joins me now. i really liked your column, erica. >> thank you. >> california, particularly l.a., is in bad shape, really bad shape, and there's a new level of shelter-in-place orders going in. how are the internal contradictions of the policy being processed? >> yes. l.a. county is really in bad shape as is most of california. most counties are on the verge of a state-ordered lockdown or are already in one, like l.a. county is. unlike the spring when covid was new, we didn't know all the rules, now there's a lot more anger and frustration about the rules and how they play out. for example, as you mentioned, playgrounds have been closed but shopping malls are still open, granted at a reduced capacity, so it's hard for people to understand why one is safe but another is not, particularly parents who have their kids at home and haven't been able to put them in school or do anything else with them while they work from home or are working themselves. so it's pretty stressful right no

amendments, and larry, with the office of economic and workforce development, and evelyn, the director, and erica scott, the director of projects and programs for the cultural district, as well as all of the folks who worked hard to bring this into realization. april, ms. eloise, oscar, our local historian, and everyone who played a major role in bringing the african-american arts and cultural district into fruition. thank you so much, chair ronan. >> chairwoman: thank you so much. and if none of my colleagues have any questions, we can open this item up for public comment. >> yes. members of the public who wish to provide public comment ton this item should call 415-655-0001. 0001. if you haven't already done so, please dial star 3 to line it up. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comments. mr. core, do we have any members of the public for public comment? >> yes. i have three callers in the cue. >> caller: good afternoon, rules committee. my name is evin glen. i'm the operations director of the african-american arts and cultural district. i'd lik

our national correspondent erica hill is joining us with the latest. nine, ten months into the crisis, the country is facing more danger than ever before. >> reporter: yeah. that is absolutely right, wolf. we are seeing the impact of that rise play out now in california where governor gavin newsom now has said there will be new stay at home orders once the icu capacity in a region falls below 15%. right now 4 of the 5 regions in california we are told are just a day or two away from that happening. a new emergency break in california. >> the bottom line, if we do not act now, our hospital system will be overwhelmed. >> reporter: once icu capacity falls below 15% in any region of the state a state at home order will be triggered. playgrounds will be closed but schools will be open. >> we are at high tide and the hurricane is hitting. >> reporter: more than 100,000 americans are currently hospital sized with covid-19. a record. >> currently zero staffed icu beds in the state's southwest region. >> reporter: massachusetts is prepping a new field hospital.