VP, Karen Pence, Surgeon General, Pelosi, McConnell vaccinated; COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record for 12th straight day; Govt runs out of money at midnight as stimulus talks drag on; Trump tweets about "Russian hoax" as VP Pence got Covid vaccine; Donation group estimates +54M Americans face food crisis;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 18 December 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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California nears breaking point as COVID-19 surges; LA Mayor: ICU bed availability at 0% in Southern California; CDC reports highest-ever number of drug overdoses in a year; Michigan governor eases restrictions as COVID-19 numbers improve; Dr. Gupta on being vaccinated live on CNN; Pres-elect Biden and incoming first lady to get vaccine Monday; Pentagon cancels transition meetings with Biden team to prioritize possible govt. shutdown; Biden marks 48th anniversary of death of wife, child; Key cabinet post open: Justice, Commerce, Education, Labor, CIA; Trump praises incoming Senator Tuberville for suggesting he may contest election results in Congress; Biden on working with GOP: Trump's influence will fade; Rep. Crow: Hack is modern day equivalent of Pearl Harbor; Microsoft: At least 40 orgs targeted in suspected Russia hack; Microsoft President: These cyberattacks put entire economy at risk; Suspected Russian hack targeted U.S. agencies, Microsoft; Attacks could still be ongoing; Charities struggle to meet skyrocketing demand for food as pandemic stretches into holiday season; Philly charity: 60% rise in food assistance since pandemic; Texas couple dies of coronavirus minutes apart, holding hands;

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0:00.0	This is CNN breaking news.
0:04.0	Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper. We begin today with the health lead.
0:07.0	Today top officials of the U.S. government are beginning to receive their coronavirus vaccinations.
0:12.0	Vice President Mike Pence, Second Lady
0:14.3	Karen Pence, and Surgeon General Dr Jerome Adams all received their first
0:18.7	doses of the Pfizer vaccine this morning. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
0:23.8	had their shots administered by the Capitol attending physician as well.
0:28.1	And we are now learning that President's elect Joe Biden and incoming First Lady, Jill Biden,
0:32.2	will receive their vaccines on Monday.
0:35.0	When and if outgoing President Trump gets the vaccine remains an open question.
0:40.0	In addition, any moment, the FDA Commissioner is expected to greenlight a second coronavirus vaccine
0:44.9	from Moderna, though the CDC will still need to give its authorization before vaccinations
0:49.8	can happen, possibly on Monday.
0:51.8	This is all a landmark moment in the fight against
0:54.7	coronavirus, but of course the fight is nowhere near over this week alone.
0:59.6	One in 216 Americans tested positive for coronavirus just this week 1 in 216
1:06.8	for the 12th day in a row a record number of Americans are in the hospital with
1:10.6	coronavirus more than 114,000. And on Thursday for the third day in
1:16.0	a row, the US had more than 3,000 deaths from COVID, an average of more than 2,600 deaths of day over the last week in total.
1:25.7	More than 312,000 people in the U.S. have lost their lives to this virus.
1:29.3	Despite this all, there remains a steady flow of disinformation about the virus and
1:34.9	mask wearing and the vaccine including from the president various Republican
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