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liz: they would have to move fast. thank you. >> thank you. liz: thank you for joining us. coming up, kt mcfarland and democrat eric swalwell still answering questions about his entanglement. he is putting national security at risk. home to a big portion of silicon valley and major national laboratory for the key to u.s. security. that story next. >> it was a sophisticated operation. there has to be an investigation.n. republicans have to demand fbi backgroundd investigations of anyone in congress, staff or members who have high level at t-mobile, we believe you should get more. that's why we've merged with sprint. now it's about to get even better. and as we work to integrate sprint's network, our nationwide 5g keeps getting stronger. with the capacity and coverage to reach more people and places across the country. who says you can't have it all. now is the time for 5g. now is the time to join t-mobile. the only thing a disaster can't destroy is hope. donate now at redcross.org if you have postmenopausal and a high risk for fracture, now might not be the best time to ask

interesting, liz. after we formed, we went through a detailed list of about 300 companies from various bankers. we spent about 45 days doing that. we culled the list down to about 12 companies and the company that always came out at the top was paysafe. it's got -- it's so unique and it's in strategic space. it's the kind of company i really look for when i'm in a turn-around or in an acquisition situation. it's a fortress, it's got a moat and it's a utility within its industry. it just came to the top. i'm really glad we were able to work something out with blackstone, who will be a major shareholder going forward. liz: wow. phil, that is certainly a positive response from bill about this. tell us what you thought when you got the call from bill and his spac partners here to say you guys are the ones at paysafe. what was your first gut reaction? >> yeah. it was really positive. we were looking at different ways to go to market. we felt we were ready and we were taking our time and looking at options t

liz claman, over to you. liz: david, thank you very much. david, you have heard of wing and a prayer? stocks are surging on a stimulus tweet and a prayer. we've got new record highs as nancy pelosi's deputy chief of staff, in a tweet, pulls back the curtain on possible compromise between the speaker and senate leader mcconnell. the dow now above 30,000. we are at 30,049 points and flirting with a record. it needs 162 points of gains. we are up 163. you got to stay with me. any gain for the s&p, that's the third straight all-time high and the nasdaq is about to notch its 47th record of the year. this comes as congress sends a bill to the president's desk that could spark an ugly storm for investors in chinese stocks. just back from asia, undersecretary of state for economic growth, keith crock, is here live to react. he will reveal the new weapon our government is using to counter china's fast-growing technological might. >>> the deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic, now at this hour has los angeles going into full lockdown mode. we are

liz: okay. let's welcome back to the show former u.s. attorney to the show brett tolman. senator chuck grassley taking to the floor the senate on monday saying that the biden's were serving as agents of communist governments and they tore into the press for covering up the biden story before the election. when you come down on this? >> i watched both and i support both chairman grassley's attempts at trying to get to the bottom of this and certainly her outline of the hypocrisy over what happened pre-election and now today is shocking considering what we now know. liz: okay. let's watch joe biden refusing to answer questions from reporters about the two investigations, federal investigation into his son hunter biden's business dealings overseas. watch this. [inaudible] >> congratulations. thank you. appreciate it. liz: now watch joe biden at the second debate. watch him at the second debate. watch this. >> not one single solitary thing was out of line. my son has not made money, in terms of this

liz? liz: wow! i would say that's news. i would also say to senator rand paul, try telling those people, the 30 million people who are begging for help when it comes to either having lost their job or diminished work hours that this is an egg-headed move to offer people more money. i mean, americans are hurting, blake. surprised he said that. reporter: yeah. i mean, we have seen the unemployment numbers and we have seen them, you know, getting to 14% at one point, the tens of millions of americans who have lost income and there's a lot of hurt in this country, and $600 would help a lot of people, and that is the argument as to why this needs to get out and get out quick and why this shouldn't have been held up and shouldn't continue to be held up, but the argument that some republicans are making is the national debt, $27.5 trillion, and they believe we can't continue to spend. liz: yeah. well, i think the president is a registered republican and he says give people more money. all right. we will be watching it. blake, than

liz: "stranger things". this has just been really embarrassing and not a good situation, keep us posted and interrupt us if anything happens. the fda approval of moderna vaccine emergency use authorization could happen at any moment, the fda advisory panel which looked at it yesterday did recommend for approval following the meeting on thursday. here is why the situation is so desperate, and los angeles cedars-sinai hospital in west l.a. artist protect venture preparing to administer thousands of doses of the vaccine, but the same time the availability of icu beds throughout southern california has now hit 0, 0 icu beds in hospitals across the l.a. region are setting up mobile morgues and preparation for spike in covid deaths, yesterday we spoke with doctor on the member of the show a team who oversaw the medina vaccine clinical trial, when i put the big question, doctor if people had access to all three vaccine choices, pfizer, moderna and j&j which should be coming soon, which one should people choose and

liz loved taking selfies and sending them to her friends. >> i thought was liz was very pretty. i was attracted to her right away, so then we set up a date. >> dave's first dates with liz were at a coffee shop, and they just sat and chatted. >> she was sexy. she was bright and shiny, and she was very engaging. >> they had a lot of fun together. they got along really well. it was just a very casual thing. >> dave was upfront. he absolutely did not want a commitment. he just wanted to have a little fun, and he was clear with every woman he met that that was the case. >> and dave was starting to meet a lot of women. >> mary. cathy. joyce. beth. margaret. sandra. if the chemistry was there, and the woman was willing, dave was more than happy to explore a sexual relationship. >> i was kind of going wild, just being free for the first time in a long time. >> but dave's outlook on casual hookups changed. when he met somebody the old-fashioned way, face-to-face in a chance encounter. >> six months after i met liz, i'm at the counter managing the shop, and i'm the person greeting custome

liz: dr. tom price, former health and human services secretary and thursday generation doctor. -- third generation doctor, thank you. >> thank you. liz: we appreciate you coming on. all right. we've got to talk about doordash. remember what a big story that was yesterday? not looking so dashing at this hour. shares falling 6.9% right now after yesterday's rock star debut. the valuation might be a little too overcooked, but airbnb grabbing the limelight. to buy or not to buy the year's largest public debut of a stock. our floor show traders play judge and panel next. >>> and coming up, airbnb cofounder and ceo brian chesky right here on "the claman countdown." closing bell ringing in 51 minutes. the dow is down 90 points. we are coming right back. ♪ ♪ a must in your medicine cabinet! less sick days! cold coming on? zicam® is clinically proven to shorten colds! highly recommend it! zifans love zicam's unique zinc formula. it shortens colds! zicam zinc that cold! liz: okay. so we've put the

liz: the u.s. now has nearly twice as many hospitalizations for covid than at any point during the pandemic. look at the spring and summer peaks, compared to yesterday's record. yesterday's record, 115,000. back in the summer, 59,000. california setting up field hospitals as icu bed capacity reaches 0% across the entire state. bed shortages of course nationwide but already overwhelmed treating covid patients, now hospitals must start vaccinating health care workers. universal health services hospitals got the pfizer vaccine and they are on the verge of getting the moderna vaccine as well. what a time to be handed the reins as the new ceo, but that's exactly what universal health services president mark miller faces. we are in the midst of the worst pandemic, mark, in generations. you will take full control of the company's 27 hospitals, 300 plus behavioral health hospitals. let's do triage here. what's your first priority? >> thank you, liz. i think our first priority like other hospitals is to mak

liz: right. for those of you that don't know, restaurant row has about 46 restaurants in a one block space. kristina, i'm going to call an audible. can you walk over to the curb and show our viewers how these restauranteurs have been trying to eke out a few tables on the sidewalk, right? yeah, or i mean -- >> reporter: right, well, you can just -- this is ninth av right now that you're seeing, but if we turn back to face me, the length of this is just all on one side. but it lees very little -- leaves very little room for snowplows should there be this massive snowstorm. liz: oh, my goodness. christina parts investless louvre from restaurant row in new york city, thank you so much for giving us that up close look at how serious the situation is. and then you add to the snow to it, i mean, what more, 20? the santa claus rally coming early, bitcoin blasting past the $20,000 mark. right now it's $814 above that level. what does this power move mean for the broader markets? are people selling one ass

back to you, liz. liz: well, that is what matters. we are thrilled that they step up, the northwell employees from lennox hill and long island jewish, thank you, new york city. from new york to grady trimble in chicago, where national chains from walmart to walgreens and cvs are now preparing for the rollout of the vaccines to i guess the rest of us. grady? reporter: yeah, liz, the goal is to make getting the coronavirus vaccine as simple as going to your local walmart. that may be months away, but these retailers, walmart, walgreens and cvs, will play a critical role in getting the shot into the arms of the general public. so right now, the vaccine is en route to hospitals across the country, but also, to all of these retail chains. they will first administer it to health care workers as well as the elderly. all of the chains have partnered with tens of thousands of long-term nursing homes across the country. they will start inoculating those residents a week from today on december 21st. eventually, the goal is for everyone who wants

liz, back to you. liz: yeah. he definitely scared them by what he did as far as the trade wars and hanging them out there to dry, saying this is what you guys are doing, you've got to stop, and the time to have done it, we said this many times on the show, is during a bull market which is exactly when he did it. so -- charlie: and liz, you mentioned tiktok before, just to close the loop here. companies like tiktok and all these wall street firms believe there will be a thawing of relationship with the new biden white house. so remember, there is something going on here where they think biden is not going to do a 180 on everything trump did with china but he's going to peel back some of it. there's not going to be that direct confrontation all the time. that's going to help u.s. companies operating over there. liz: all right. i promised our viewers that you and i will do a tiktok dance at some point in the new year. sorry. we've got to start -- charlie: as soon as i get vaccinated i'll be in, and we can dance. all

liz claman, over to you. liz: yeah. there are a couple of names that are just a little bit shaky, right? it's tesla's big day. you know that. it's finally invited to the s&p prom and today's the day. why is the stock flagging? maybe you should be looking at this differently. is this your best chance to get into the stock at a slightly cheaper price? the top voice at s&p index research, howard silverblatt, joins us live. >>> congress making its last-minute push to drag a $900 billion stimulus bill across that finish line at this very moment. right now, we understand the house rules committee is meeting on the bill. once it's approved there, it goes to a full house vote. the stimulus plan, chock full of billions in aid but why, when the restaurant industry is taking an outsized hit, was it left on the outside looking in? the ceo of fat brands, the parent of fatburger and johnny rocket's, so much more, he's about to let loose on this bill. it comes as the fda's approval of the second covid vaccine now has moderna rolling t

reporter: hi, liz. well, president-elect joe biden 's pick for defense secretary is going to make history and it's part of his effort to follow through on his promise to make his cabinet the most diverse in history but actually, getting him confirmed in the senate could be tricky because general lloyd austin has not been retired out of the military for the mandatory seven years so he would need a waiver in order o actually get confirmation so president-elect biden asked congress today to make an exception and grant a waiver for austin, like they did for general james mattis back in 2017. >> i would not be asking for this exception if i did not believe this moment, in our history, didn't call for it. it does call for it. reporter: back in 2017, 17 democratic senators voted note on a waiver for general mattis and some have spoken out against changing their minds now. senator warren told cnn this. i opposed a waiver for general mattis and i will oppose a waiver for general austin. i don't think we ought to

liz? >> liz: mike tobin, thank you very much we can see mixed picture for refrigeration regulation stocks fedex moving higher right now with less than an hour left to trade it's really impossible to avoid the anxiety stemming not just from the wait on the vaccine but congress. congress is still at an impasse on the $900 billion covid relief package and not to throw another ball in the air for you, the investor to juggle, but word is brexit negotiations for the uk to leave the european union, those negotiations could collapse this weekend which could be ugly for monday's trading session. to our floor show traders okay, guys. are we going into the weekend long or short, phil? >> i be long stocks but protected with options right now because i think the stock market is going to rally regardless, but i'll tell you this. i mean, when i get really concerned when i hear reports that the uk is going to be sending ships out to protect fishing rights out of the ocean. i mean, we've been, you know, fi

good time to hand it over to liz claman for the final hour. hi, liz. liz: hey, david. good to see you. good to see you, my friend. all right. we got a santa claus rally getting off to an early start on this first day of december as vaccine optimism and increased chatter on capitol hill about coronavirus stimulus powering the s&p 500 and the nasdaq to new all time highs. just want to let you know, the dow needs a gain of 407 points to join them in this record party. right now we're up about 266 but you know anything can happen in this final hour of trade. >>> but it's stimulus that's the word of the day as president-elect joe biden's treasury secretary nominee, janet yellen, makes her pitch in the last hour after fed chair jerome powell and treasury secretary steven mnuchin did the same in a hearing before congress. it comes as the cdc panel is meeting right now at this very moment to decide exactly who will be the top priority to get the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine. and then who gets to be in the levels after that. we are going to get you a live report. >>>

liz: they would have to move fast. thank you. >> thank you. liz: thank you for joining us. coming up, kt mcfarland and democrat eric swalwell still answering questions about his entanglement. he is putting national security at risk. home to a big portion of silicon valley and major national laboratory for the key to u.s. security. that story next. >> it was a sophisticated operation. there has to be an investigation.n. republicans have to demand fbi backgroundd investigations of anyone in congress, staff or members who have high level security clearances. ♪ [ engines revving ] ♪ it's amazing to see them in the wild like th-- shhh. [ engine revs ] for those who were born to ride, there's progressive. [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ labradoodles, cronuts, skorts. (it's a skirt... and shorts) the world loves a hybrid. so do businesses. so, today they're going hybrid with ibm. a hybrid cloud approach lets them use watson ai to modernize without rebuilding, and bring all their partners and customers together in one place. that's why businesses from retail to banking are goin

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liz: why is congress so back on his heels. democrat swalwell is demanding more from an investigation about who leaked the story wendy's refused to confirm or deny whether he had with a chinese spy and he won't say who whether he went, we told house speaker nancy pelosi and other top democrat leaders having to step in and warn him in 2015, knock it off with the spy. what you're saying, why is congress on its back heels about this with china intervening so dramatically at an early stage would democrat up-and-coming stars like eric swalwell in 2011 before he ran for congress? >> let's switch the lens a quarter of a degree and look at social media, big tech, the media, democrats in congress, were all thinking what they did was put their thumb on the scale during the election the favor biden, suppressed the story and suppress any kind of free speech and sensor articles, what they were really doing is not trying to help biden and cover all that stuff up, what is the connection to china? big tech makes a lot of money in china. are th

liz: yeah. i'm touching the ticker and it's burning up. all right. we've got this breaking right now. if you own, what am i doing? all right. if you own google shares or have ever googled anything, a major shot has been fired by 38 states straight at the company's heart of search. the stock right now is responding, down 1%. we will get you more on that. we've also got two major fuzzy pieces of the market puzzle that could come into much sharper focus within the next 59 minutes. we now know the race to craft a relief bill for americans hanging by a thread will spill over into the weekend. we thought we had the details of what's in and what's out but there is now a new sticking point that has popped up. we are taking you live into d.c. and the vote that could unleash millions more doses of covid vaccines in the u.s. is about to take place as well. this time it swirls around biotech firm moderna. that's unfolding at this hour. moderna taking the spotlight in the market today. we've got pfizer and b

think about also -- liz: i-buy. >> correct. liz: sure, sure. yeah. >> large multi-nationals that are investing in their future. so there's a couple of lawyers that we look for that are going to transcend the pandemic and benefit from not only a better economic climate, but one that has long runway demographically. liz: transcend the pandemic. that is certainly fascinating. but the markets have transcended so much bad news. mark, we've got about 30 seconds. [laughter] we are on track for five indexes. the big majors all closing at record highs. do you take any money off the table? >> liz, i think only if i was a trader, would i consider taking money off the table. there are plenty of reasons to think perhaps it come a little too far, too fast, so so we're poised to see some kind of pullback. but for medium to longer of term investors, the short answer is, no, we're very bullish. liz: all right. >> next 12 months and beyond. liz: thank you so much. five records to end this week. connell: we're going to call it 3-3 at least on a friday with the ma

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liz? >> all right, frances, thank you. >>> shipping of the first covid-19 vaccine could start as early as today. this comes just one day after the fda gave the go ahead for pfizer's vaccine to be distributed here in the u.s. abc news reporter ty hernandez has more on the rollout. >> reporter: as early as this morning pfizer is expected to begin shipping the first 2.9 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine to more than 600 locations across the u.s., after the fda authorized the country's first vaccine for people aged 16 and over late friday. president trump praising the effort. >> we are deeply grateful to every person who has worked round the clock on this monumental national project to save lives. >> reporter: health and human services secretary alex azar calling the authorization nothing short of a miracle. the fda saying it is not sacrificed scientific standards but adds it's unclear how long immunity will last after a person receives both doses. among the first to get immunized will

no rain, liz. we're looking at maybe mid-december, we could see some changes. >> all right, lisa, good to know, thank you. >>> holiday heroes is a charity fundraiser allowing kids to meet their favorite sports stars. this year it will be a virtual event, coming up this tuesday. abc 7 sports director had a chance to talk to a former giants pitcher about how fans can get involved and be heroes at home. >> holiday heroes, it can't come at a more perfect time, you know, in this country right now. it's all about giving back. some of these kids look up to heroes, look up to athletes and different people in life and a lot of times, obviously we're having to do it a little different this year, where it's going to be streamed right into your house, through your computer. but, you know, being able to go hang out with these kids and to see their eyes light up when they meet you, to be able to pass out gifts and be around them and they just get a chance in the situation where they're kind of like, in a situati

i'm liz kreutz along with frances dinglasan. see you back here at 8:00. >>> hi, everyone, michael finney here, i know many of you are waiting for your unemployment or covid-19 payments. so i asked the edd what's going on, why can't our viewers get their money? >> there's a number of different things that could impact someone's eligibility. >> 7 on your side got your emails, hundreds of emails all about the edd and you deserve better. that's why i promise to keep asking the tough questions and getting answers. so, stay with us, and health insurance shouldn't be one of them. at covered california, every plan is comprehensive, covering everything from preventive care to mental health. covered california is the only place that offers financial help for health insurance, and now, there's more help for more people. and free assistance from experts to get more californians covered. starting with you. covered california. this way to health insurance. enroll by december 15th. >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight. getting the go

congratulations, liz. we're excited for you. we have one very important item to discuss today, and that is our holiday party. as everyone knows, this year, 2020, is virtual, so ours will be. jonas, if we can, i think we're going to just do it after our next h.p.c. meeting in two weeks, so the 18th of december. >> clerk: yes, i'll send out a virtual invite. >> great. that's all i have. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. item 4, consideration of adoption, draft minutes for your november 18, 2020 hearing. >> move to approve. >> public comment -- is there public comment? >> clerk: there will be. we should take public comment. thank you, commissioner pearlman, for that reminder. members of the public, this is your opportunity to comment on the draft minutes. you should enter the queue by pressing star then three. seeing no members of the public wishing to speak at this time, commissioners, public comment is closed, and the matter is now before you. >> all right. so we have a motion. can we have a second? >> second. >> clerk: thank you.

liz? >> frances, thank you. >>> the first doses of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine will soon be on the way to california and the bay area. about half an hour ago, fedex tweeted that video there, saying the vaccines are in their network and they're delivering them to their destinations soon. earlier this morning, the first doses of the vaccine were loaded into boxes at the pfizer facility in kalamazoo, michigan. this is what you're watching here. pfizer says the semitrucks are not full because these are the specific orders they had for today. the first shipment will be going to all 50 states. an army of medical personnel is ready to take delivery here in california. as abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard shows us, the vaccine countdown is on. >> this is really a bright, shining time, even though the weather is not so great today. >> reporter: ucsf chief pharmacy executive desi codas is excited for a special delivery about a thousand doses of the vaccine, she's leading the distribution. >> we hope

hey, frances. >> hi, liz. definitely good news because we could use the rain, we're only at 10 to 20% of normal for the season for rain. the heavier rain has moved east. you'll see it over stockton and towards modesto. a live shot showing you some rain falling over the richmond san rafael bridge toll plaza. the rain will continue in the morning hours. here is your day planner. it's a 1 out of 5 on our storm impact scale, a light storm mainly. next few hours, still widespread. the system continues to move south at noon and then we'll start to get breaks from the rain with scattered showers in the afternoon. highs will top out at mid- to upper 50s for most everyone. by this evening we'll start to dry out with a lingering chance of rain. then looks like monday and tuesday we'll be dry and i'll tell you when we can expect rain again with the accuweather seven-day forecast, liz. >> all right, frances, thank you. >>> this morning begins a new phase in the coronavirus pandemic as well as one of the most complicated m

liz? >> lisa, thank you. >>> tonight kicks off the first night of that new proactive stay-at-home order for five bay xwr area counties. health officers say if they were to wait to fall below the state's given threshold of 15% icu capacity, it would be too late. here's when they take effect. san francisco, santa clara and contra costa county are first starting at 10:00 p.m. tonight. then two hours later for alameda county at midnight and marin joins at noon on tuesday. the new restriction also stay in effect until at least january 4th. napa, sonoma, solano and san mateo counties are currently choosing not to proactively enact the stay-at-home order. it's important to show you the numbers behind the decision, like we say five bay area counties are not waiting to fall below the state's 15% marker. the region which includes santa cruz and monterey counties is at 21.7% icu capacity. southern california just triggered its stay-at-home order falling to 12.5% capacity saturday. the san joaquin val

in the newsroom, liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >> liz, thank you. >>> stern words coming out of the south bay with icu beds filling up. now you're not going to see santa clara county health officer dr. sarah cody but you'll hear her comments and this is what she said addressing the post thanksgiving surge. >> we're in the third and far and away most we're battling pandemic fatigue. some are feeling come play sen see and a desire to get on with our lives but this virus doesn't care and this virus will win. >> the county says its available icu beds are at 16%, that's just above the state's threshold but has beds dead statdicated to th. >>> it's the shot seen around the world. a 90-year-old retired shop clerk was the first in the world to receive pfizer's covid-19 vaccine that's not enrolled in a clinical study. a landmark moment in a pandemic. she felt privileged to be the first to get the shot. he was followed by a man named william shakespeare. yes, the u.k. is the first western nation to begin a mass vaccination program that will include 800,000 doses in the initial phase. >>> new news from

liz? >> lisa, thank you. >>> there is anger and frustration from parents and san francisco's mayor this morning after news that in-person schooling will not be happening as planned in the city next month. the district and teachers union failed to come to an agreement on reopening. abc 7 news reporter luz pena explains the major sticking points. >> reporter: roughly 14,000 students between january and march were scheduled to go back to in person classes in san francisco. well, that's not happening anymore. >> this is a sad day for kids in the city. >> reporter: mayor breed said the teacher's union has unrealistic requirements. >> we won't be able to realistically test every student every week, and be able to make sure that a certain percentage of people are vaccinated before we open the school. >> reporter: according to the san francisco unified school district labor groups have proposed that no staff or students go back to in person classes until the city is in the orange tier. in a statem

liz? >> lisa, thank you. >>> developing news, moderna's covid-19 vaccine is on the move this morning. dosages left the distribution center in mississippi, headed to more than 3,800 sites across the country, including right here in the bay area. %-pn facility earlier this morning carrying the progress cargo. distribution is slightly easier than the pfizer one. they need to be kept called but not ultra cold which is the case for pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. packaging teams are working in 45-minute shifts in a temperature controlled warehouse at minus 4 degrees fahrenheit to get boxes of vaccine out the door. you can see them bundled up there. fedex and u.p.s. will rush these doses to all 50 u.s. states and american territories. deliveries could arrive as soon as tomorrow. the fda gave emergency use authorization to the moderna vaccine on friday. >>> california's expecting to receive 672,000 doses of the moderna vaccine to start. the state does have a tier system when it comes to who gets vacci

liz? >> lisa, thank you. >>> new numbers from the state released late last night shows that icu capacity and the san joaquin valley and southern california regions have officially dipped below 15%. if the numbers remain the same by this afternoon the regions will have 24 hours to now implement this new regional stay at home order. the bay area's icu capacity is down to 21.2% from 25.3% on thursday. starting tomorrow millions in the bay area will be under strict new stay at home orders, this is taking place preemptively, five bay area counties have agreed to enact the new restrictions, the order will go into effect at 10:00 p.m. sunday for san francisco, santa clara, and contra costa countys, two hours later then it will happen in alameda county. in ma rin, county this is going to go into effect at noon on tuesday. health officers in those counties say if they wait until the state enacts its order it will be too late. so here is what's changing. outdoor dining will be prohibited. any establ

liz? >> lisa, thank you. >>> there is anger and frustration from parents and san francisco's mayor this morning after news that in person schooling will not be happening as planned next month. the district and teachers union failed to come to an agreement on reopening. abc 7 news reporter luz pena explains the major sticking points. >> reporter: roughly 14,000 students between january and march were scheduled to go back to in person classes in san francisco. well, that's not happening anymore. >> this is a sad day for kids in the city. >> reporter: mayor breed said the teacher's union has unrealistic requirements. >> we won't be able to test every student every week, and be able to make sure that a certain percentage of people are vaccinated before we open the school. >> reporter: the school district labor groups have proposed that no staff or students go back to in person classes until the city is in the orange tier. in a statement, the sfusd's superintendent said in part i'm disappointed

liz? >> all right, lisa, thank you. new numbers from the state released late last night shows icu capacity in the san joaquin valley and southern california regions have officially dipped below a 15%. if these numbers remain the same by this afternoon the regions will have 24 hours to implement the stay at home order. the bay area's icu capacity is down to 21.2% from 25.3% on thursday. and starting tomorrow millions in the bay area will be under strict new stay at home orders. five bay area counties have agreed to enact the new restrictions preemptively. this order will go into effect at 10:00 p.m. sunday for san francisco, santa clara and contra costa countys. two hours later it will happen in alameda county and in marin county, at noon, this is taking place at noon on tuesday, health officers in those counties say if they wait until the state enacts its order it will be too late. so, a reminder, here's what's changing, outdoor dining will be prohibited. any establishments offering meal s

liz? >> lisa, thank you. >>> we're going to get now to the developing news from capitol hill. president trump has signed a two-day short-term funding bill to keep the federal government open through sunday night. congress is working through the weekend trying to reach an agreement on federal funding. that includes a round of much needed covid-19 financial aid. abc news reporter marci gonzalez now has the immense pressure congress faces. >> reporter: with just hours left before a partial government shutdown was set to begin congress buying itself more time. voting to extend the deadline to reach an agreement on a covid relief deal. >> there's no reason why the federal government funding should lapse while we hammer out our remaining differences. >> we're very close to an agreement but the details really matter. >> reporter: the nearly $900 billion aid package is tied to a larger federal spending bill. congress now has until sunday at midnight for a deal to be struck, dragging out the alread

liz claman, over to you. liz: yeah. there are a couple of names that are just a little bit shaky, right? it's tesla's big day. you know that. it's finally invited to the s&p prom and today's the day. why is the stock flagging? maybe you should be looking at this differently. is this your best chance to get into the stock at a slightly cheaper price? the top voice at s&p index research, howard silverblatt, joins us live. >>> congress making its

fred: liz? liz: one thing this conversation has me thinking about is the importance that these founding documents and paper collections that these documentary editors, like sarah, put together for us have been very important. but it also makes you think about everyone else who participated and the different documents that are out there about them. there is a lot of exciting work going on around the fact that the founders were not the only people involved in creating a revolution and the nation. so, you know, you have historians working on -- there was a book published recently about the african-american patriots who served in the continental army and their reasons for doing so. you have rob parkinson, who published a book called "the common cause," looking at how the patriots used media to bound everybody together, saying that enslaved people will revolt and native americans will massacre your town, so it was fear mongering, and they were using the press that way. historians are starting to look

liz? >> frances, thank you. >>> this morning begins a new phase in the coronavirus pandemic, and one of its most complicated missions in the country's history. the rollout and distribution of its first vaccine given the green light by the federal government. ty hernandez has the details. >> reporter: today a major undertaking in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic begins. the pfizer covid-19 vaccine will start shipping from its kalamazoo, michigan, plant, less than 48 hours after it was given emergency authorization use by the fda. us planes specially equipped with ultracoldfreezer alsomove the precious vaccines to hospitals and other holding facilities around the nation. the first vaccines are expected to start monday. hhs secretary alex azar and general gus monitoring. >> i expect the first shipments to arrive monday morning. >> reporter: hospitals say they have preparing for this day. >> we've actually been practicing, because there's some special handling requirements for this

it is disgusting. >> it is beyond disgusting, liz. these comments are absolutely outrage just and for warnock to be backing this guy farrakhan and wright over the comments, the ridiculous, absolutely just, i can't even put words to it without using profanity. the language and the words that they have used over the years and have not been held accountable? for this guy to be in the position that he is in in a pulpit, in a church, this is the rhetoric and nonsense and vial language he is promoting to this congregation on a regular basis. then you have the people in georgia who may be putting this man in office. he shouldn't be in office anywhere doing anything. elizabeth: you know, deneen, the "washington examiner" notes that warnock had nice things to say about odious figures that is their quote as farrakhan and cuba communist dictator castro, but you believes republicans are gangsters and thugs for passing tax cuts that helped lower around middle class families? >> this guy is outrageous. the policies he is pushing for are socialist p

liz? >> lisa, thank you. >>> developing news, moderna's covid-19 vaccine is on the move this morning. dosage also soon leave the distribution center in mississippi, headed to more than 3,800 sites across the country, including right here in the bay area. the first boxes of the vaccine were loaded onto a refrigerated fedex truck earlier this morning at a mckesson facility in eastern mississippi. they need to be kept called but not ultra cold which is the case for pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. packaging teams are working in 45-minute shifts in a temperature controlled ware house at minus 4 degrees fahrenheit to get boxes of vaccine out the door. you can see them bundled up there. fedex and u.p.s. will rush these doses to all 50 u.s. states and american territories. deliveries could arrive as soon as tomorrow. the fda gave emergency use authorization to the moderna vaccine on friday. >>> california's expecting to receive 672,000 doses of the moderna vaccine to start. the state does have a tier s

i saw this in the cabinet, liz. where he pushed and pushed, made sure that things were getting done for, on behalf of the american people. it is just an extraordinary day. i'm so happy that our front line workers especially are not -- now going to be protected from this virus. elizabeth: health and human services secretary alex azar is blasting joe biden, basically stop the partisan sniping. he doesn't like the sniping in the media. this is a big distraction when this is about optimism for the country. joe biden saying the vaccine rollout is problematic, lacks strategy. alex azar says you're wrong. that is nonsense. we have comprehensive plans working with the cdc working with five public health jurisdictions across the country and the military is on this. your reaction to that fight? >> i saw the remarks from president-elect biden and i thought therewee done dea a dndd dn'tdiefctle harork w and anan tng h h gon ge int io n.wh role oll p p n. seeihat whas i hapniapng em temhatha theha priieors a rrt et get get tohe

>> yeah, that is a great point, liz. you're one of the few to make all those connections but 50 intelligence, members of the intelligence community coming forth and indicating this is russian disinformation. if they knew that wasn't the case, that is absolutely obstruction of justice. elizabeth: all right. brett tolman, thanks for joining us. good to see you. >> good to see you. thanks, liz. elizabeth: we're rolling on through a lot of headlines for you. up next congressman greg stuebe from house judiciary on this debate now firing up in washington. so goes georgia, so goes your wallet. why republicans now ramp up warnings about the devastating economic damage to you if the upcoming georgia senate runoff results in democrats taking control of the senate. the story next. >> think about everything that democrats want to take away from you. they want to take away your money via taxes. they want to take away your private health insurance. they want to take away your guns. they want to take away your plastic drinking straus.

joe terranova, courtney gibson, and good to have steve weiss, sarat, sethi and liz young and cou courtney gibson with us. liz, is the santa claus rally being derailed right before our highs or not >> i don't know about derailed but i don't know in is the year that we should look at a santa claus rally to take us through the end of the year. the next 60 days probably going to be a little bit tough does that mean we don't have a big santa claus rally? perhaps. but seasonally they are usually pretty difficult to trade out of if we look into 2021, to look at the glass halfful about the end of the year is there a-- >> you have a new strand of virus out of europe today. you have a debate about whether the market needs a rest, about to pick up steam tom lee saying i think there is a lot of gas for a rally versus oppenheim oppenheimer, which says it seems vulnerable >> i think the important thing is to what's going to happen here over the coming quarter, what time of opportunity is going to be provided i think overall you have to look at any dips in the mark, i agree with liz, as an opportunity i

liz? >> all right, lisa, thank you. >>> new numbers from the state released late last night, showso icu capacity in the san joaquin valley have dipped below 15%. if the numbers remain the same by this afternoon, the regions will have 24 hours to implement the stay at home order. the bay area ice icu kpasfy is down to 21.2%, down from 25.3% on thufrz. starting tomorrow millions in the bare area will be under strict new stay at home orders, five bay area counties have agreed to enact the new restrictions preemptively. the order will go into effect at 10:00 p.m. sunday for san francisco, santa clara, and contra costa countys. two hours later in alameda county, and in marin county at noon on tuesday. health officers in those counties stay if they wait until the state enacts its order it will be too late. here's what's changing. outdoor dining will be prohibited. any establishments offering meal service can only operate for takeout or for delivery. hair and nail salons must close completely. an

liz? >> lisa, thank you. >>> tonight, millions of people here in the bay area will be under a strict stay-at-home order. san francisco, santa clara and contra costa county also enter the order tonight at 10:00. alameda county follows two hours later at midnight and marin county joins at noon on tuesday. restaurants must close indoor and outdoor dining. they can only do takeout or delivery. bars, wineries, hair and nail salons and other personal care services must close. private gatherings of any size will be banned and playgrounds also have to close. >> it's really upsetting that i have to wait until 2021 just to be able to play in a playground again. >> impacts social/emotional developme development, way to problem-solve, creativity. this has been a hard year for kids and i would like to see us you know, prioritize them. >> oh, yes. so frustrating. the new restriction also be in effect until at least january 4th. san mateo, sonoma, napa and solano counties are choosing to hold off on a st

>> it is downright disgusting, liz. you made the case just there and thank goodness you're talking about this because who knows where people get their news from these days. if they're not reporting about instances like this where this guy is joking about rape, where there is nothing funny about a woman being raped. this is just absolutely disgusting. for them to even be associated with this guy, speaks volumes but that just tells you the double standard when it comes to democrats. there is also the big tech industry who is suppressing this news story and also the anti-trump media that is not talking about this at all. so thank you for bringing this up. elizabeth: did republican senator kelly loeffler talking about a report of mistreatment of children at a church camp that her opponent, democrat rafael warnock oversaw in the early 2000s. this story about reverend warnock's camp is so disgusting he should be disqualified from run the senate. what do you say? >> i totally agree with her. this is something that happened in