inslee: yes. you can see a similar process with similar rapidity which we are really, really happy about. michelle, do you want to address potential dates in that regard? sec. roberts: yeah. we are really looking forward to the federal review of the moderna vaccine this week as well. d advisory committee of the fda is meeting this thursday, december 17, to preview that vaccine. then we will anticipate the same steps will follow. the state committee will review, the advisory committee on immunization practices. if the vaccine does get emergency use authorization, then that vaccine would start flowing into our state so we -- the week of december 21. we are really excited about the potential for the moderna vaccine. there is less physical barriers with the the moderna vaccine. it is 128,000 doses of the vaccine receiving authorization for the first week, that week of december 21 in washington state, so we will be able to get that vaccine to a much broader reach across the state. gov. inslee: my final

inslee: thank you. dr. mark u. >> most important, our work included that the processes that -- concluded that the processes that were followed by the fda and cdc committees adhered completely to their high standards of transparency, objectivity, and evidence-based decision-making, it was comparable to the other licensing vaccine reviews by these committees that i have participated in over the past decade and i might add that that process was the gold standard for the world in reviewing vaccines. the difference between what we do in the united kingdom is the united kingdom licenses on the basis of review of the manufacturers' data alone. in this country, we require that the data be reviewed independently by the fda career staff and our review committee had the opportunity to review the data in two separate analyses. the process that was followed was absolutely rigorous. we think the systems are now in place to confirm the safety of the vaccine as we go forward. it is of paramount importance to gain and susta

inslee: thank you. dr. mark u. workst important, our included that the processes that were followed by the fda and cdc completely toered their high standards of transparency, objectivity, and evidence-based decision-making, it was comparable to the other licensing vaccine reviews by these committees that i have participated in over the past decade and i might add that that process was the gold standard for the world in reviewing vaccines. the difference between what we do in the united kingdom is the united kingdom licenses on the basis of review of the manufacturers' data alone. in this country, we require that the data be reviewed independently by the fda career staff and our review committee had the opportunity to review the data in two separate analyses. followedss that was was absolutely rigorous. we think the systems are now in place to confirm the safety of the vaccine as we go forward. it is of paramount importance to gain and sustain public confidence in the acceptance of this vaccine and i too look forwar

joining us tomorrow, democratic governor jay inslee of washington state. governor, thank you so much for joining us. if the pfizer vaccine is approved tomorrow and we do expect it will be approved, when do you expect the first doses will arrive in your state and when might your first residents start getting vaccinated? >> well, within a few days we are having a state review that should just take a day or so to make sure that everything's according to hoyle. the good news, it appears that it is. i'm so happy that our medical establishment has skood stood up against donald trump and kept his hands off of the process. i think it's really good news that we won that battle, to have a very efficient, clean and -- process to get this potential approval. so it's just a matter of a few days. we're very excited about that. we think we're in good shape in our distribution system and our plans. so all systems go at the moment. and we could not be more pleased. but i do want to reiterate there's one thing i know all of the governors reiterating to folks is this is a ti

washington's governor jay inslee tweeting tonight this, this from the governor of washington. cdc has informed us washington's vaccine allocation will be cut by 40% next week and that all states are seeing similar cuts. this is disruptive and frustrating. we need accurate, predictable numbers to plan and ensure on the ground success. no explanation was given. a 40% cut in what they were supposed to get next week with no explanation? they say this applies to all states? that is a big problem. pfizer says it has millions of doses sitting in the warehouses with the trump administration still not giving word as to where they should ship them. these facts are relevant when somebody is saying that the rollout is so amazing. the biggest issue with trump tweeting to get the shots is actually this, the president so far is not taking his own advice. this is just another example of do as i say not as i do. >> i'd have no problem wearing a mask. >> i'm good with masks. >> i have nothing against masks. >> what is it again that we all learned as toddlers? actions speak louder than words. tr

washington governor jay inslee gave an update on the distribution of the pfizer covid-19 vaccine, which began shipping around the country earlier today. >> good morning, i am very happy to be delivering hopeful news and great news this morning for the state of washington. i am joyous to be able to say that the federal government has authorized the use of the covid-19 vaccine. i am thrilled that washington state has done our review and we are authorizing the

calls myself to talk to governors, i had a great phone call with the governor of washington, governor inslee. i really appreciated his time that he allowed me to walk them , through the process, very grateful. i talked with senator reed on the hill and walked him through the process. there was many other phone calls made by the staff out to many teams to help facilitate this conversation. at the end of the day, again, i accept responsibility for the miscommunication. we are learning. our strategy was to push the first major pushes from pfizer and moderna,a -- stocks that we had stacked up and were ready to go. the initial push after eua, relatively easy. we had very good plans that had been worked through through the states all the way through ows, cdc, down to our industry partners. the key was transitioning into a regular cadence of available vaccine doses so that we could just keep moving. want to pause and then collect vaccines and then distribute a week or two weeks later. we just want a continuous flow of vaccines out to the american people every day, extending availability to more. in

i had a great phone call with the governor of washington, governor inslee. i appreciated his time that i allowed him to -- that he allowed me to walk them through the process. i talked with senator reid on the hill and walked him through the process. there were other phone calls made by the staff to help facilitate this conversation. i the end of the day, again, accept responsibility for the miscommunication. we are learning. our strategy was to push the first major pushes from pfizer moderna doses that were ready to go. the initial push after eua, relatively easy. we had relatively good plans that had been worked through through the states all the way through oh ws, cdc -- through ows, cdc, down through our industry partners. the key was transitioning into a regular cadence of available vaccine doses so that we could just keep moving. we do not want to pause and then collect vaccines and then distribute a week or two weeks later. a continuous flow of vaccines out to the american people every day, extending availability to more. in order to do that, we have

quarantine for 14 days because governor inslee is calling on that. do you think that's worth considering until we know more? >> i think all options should be on the table. that's one of the options that should be on the table. that does require some significance support by public health department to enforce that and support the people who are in quarantine in a hotel, you need to be bringing them food and other such things. i do think that option should be on the table. i think big picture if the virus is here in the united states which is already is, it is not just about travel bans with the u.k., it is travel within the u.s. that could be dangerous. if there are any times for americans to be cancelling their plans it is now. this is really a precarious situation we are in. this is not the time to be traveling. >> dr. hotez, i mentioned president-elect biden got his first dose of the vaccine today. i know you got yours last week. dr. fauci is getting his tomorrow. dr. gounder, you are getting yours tomorrow or the next day. i am thrilled for all of

biden administration and there are several other contenders for job including washington governor jay inslee, biden has 37 days until he is inaugurated and has positions left to fill. shannon: a tight time line. thank you so much. joe biden is reportedly considering former un ambassador samantha power to run usaid and that is sparking criticism from conservatives. power called the quote unmask are in chief in a report in the left documents show the unmasking of hundreds of americans names to secret intelligence report during the 2016 election. reaction from former chair of the house oversight committee tray gouty. good to have you with us. some of our reporting from fox news in september 2017 said this, two sources who were not authorized to speak on the record to the request to identify americans his name surfaced in foreign intelligence are pretty known as unmasking exceeded 260 last year. when indicated this occurred in nevada final days of the obama white house, the headline says it was samantha power. you were on the inside of this investigation was what can you tell us about how freque

washington's governor jay inslee tweeted quote, the cdc has informed us that washington's vaccine allocation will be out by 40% next week, and that all states are seeing similar cuts. this is disruptive and frustrating. we need accurate, predictable numbers to plan and ensure on-the-ground success. no explanation was given. why would the trump administration sit on these vaccines when they're now available and authorized to ship and distribute? >> those headlines are deeply unnerving and i'm sad to say that's not the first time i've heard about unnerving story lines and realities really since the start of this pandemic. these are vaccines that have been shown to prevent transmission of covid-19. and at a moment when over 312,000 men, women and some children have lost their lives, and just to be clear, that translates to families. each one of those lives equals a family that just finished dinner with an empty chair at the table. that chair did not need to be empty, mebi. that chair could have had a person alive if they got that vaccine. there are people that are vulnerable, people of color, m

administration and there are several other contenders for the job including washington governor jay inslee. biden's just 37 days. >> shannon: jacqui, tight timeline and a crazy year. thank you so much. joe biden's reportedly considering former u.n. ambassador samantha powell and that sparking criticism. have to remind americans about her controversial past, and she calls the quote on massacre in chief and reports on the hill after document show the unmasking of hundreds of americans names during the 2016 election. reaction tonight from fox news contributor and former chair of the house oversight committee, trey gowdy, good to have you with us tonight, sir. >> thank you, shannon, how are you? >> shannon: i'm good. okay, some reporting from fox news back in september of 2017 said this period of two sources who weren't authorized to speak on the record say the request to identify americans whose name surfaced in reporting exceeded 260 last year. it occurred in the final days of the obama white house and it was samantha power. if you're on the inside of the investigation and what can you tell

washington's governor jay inslee tweeted that that state is expecting a vaccine allocation cut by 40%. oregon is also reporting 40%. the company, pfizer, actually just put out a statement on this. the company says, quote, pfizer is not having any production issues with our covid-19 vaccine and no shipments containing the vaccine are on hold or delayed. we have millions more doses sitting in our warehouse, but as of now we have not received any shipment instructions. so states are having to make some tough decisions and quick changes in distribution when those vaccine doses come in next week, but hopefully as moderna rolls out, hopefully that vaccine can provide some relief with some additional doses. >> indeed. jaclyn howard, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> let's talk to david paltiel, a professor at yale school of public health. mr. paltiel, good to have you with us. thank you for being here. >> good morning, christi. good to be with you. >> thank you. so now that we're several days into the rollout of the vaccines and the vaccinations we've seen thus far, give us your assessmen

quarantine for 14 days because govern ev governor inslee is calling on that. >> i certainly think all options should be on the table. that is one of the options that should be on the table. again, that does require some significant support by public-health departments, to enforce that. and support the people who are in quarantine in a hotel. you need to be bringing them food and other such things. but i -- i do think that option should be on the table. but i think, big picture, if the virus is already here in the united states, which in all likelihood, it probably already is. it's not just about travel bans, with the uk. it is travel within the u.s. that could be very dangerous. and if there is any time for americans to be cancelling their christmas plans, it is now. we were already warning against the risk of traveling over the holidays. this is really a precarious situation that we're in. and this is not the time to be traveling. >> so, dr. hotez, i mentioned president-elect biden got his first dose of the vaccine today. i know you got yours, last week. dr. fauci is getting his tomo

jay inslee governor of washington state is requiring a 14 day quarantine for people coming in from the united kingdom. which measures do you think are appropriate? >> i think everything has to be on the table right now. again, i don't represent what the biden/harris transition team is going to make a decision on, but i will say that the current administration needs to come up with a plan right now for what they're going to do. it's absolutely true, travel bans do not stop viruses from still crossing political borders but they can slow down the transmission. what we're trying to do is buy time to what i would call flatten the curve. we don't want a large bolus of cases over the next three to eight weeks from this strain. what can we do to slow it down? testing one time before you come into the country is a snapshot at that moment. as we tell people right here in the united states when they travel, one test does not mean you are negative. so even that is inadequate. really the only thing is to do a 14-day quarantine once someone arrives here from one of these countries. the challenge wit

governor jay inslee of washington has called on a 14-day quarantine period for travelers coming in from the uk. governor andrew cuomo of new york has asked the airlines to require negative tests for people flying to the u.s. and now, the white house is considering requiring proof of a negative test for travelers coming from the uk. which of these options do you think would be monst effective and is most appropriate? >> well, it's hard to say what's going on. we need to know what's happening with this virus. but i think testing is not an unreasonable option and i think we need to use more testing to really facilitate travel. and the reality is many countries are doing this, and countries where they're having testing, you know, before flights. testing after flights, et cetera. are doing much better in controlling entry of infected passengers into their country. so, i think we really need to scale up testing at airports, especially right now. we heard from tsa that over a million people, you know, crossed the tsa to go into planes in the last couple days. so, more people are traveling, not

just in the last few minutes, laurie, the governor of washington state, jay inslee, tweeted some new information about this story that you and i are discussing, about states receiving fewer vaccines next week. he said this, quote. i had a very productive conversation tonight with operation warp speed regarding the reduction in state vaccine allocations for next week. it appears this is not indicative of long-term challenges with vaccine production. general gus perna, whose candor i appreciated, explained that prior allocations were inadvertently based on vaccine doses produced, not all of which have yet completed quality control and are releasable. this discrepancy was the source of the change in allocations. at this time there's no indication further reductions are likely to occur. that is good news. we continue to celebrate the availability of this vaccine and what we hope to be a stable supply going forward. so that speaks to your suggestion that gus perna's on it and that it may not be political. it is a little bit amazing, though, that you had alex azar on tv saying nothing is w

william lee who was george washington's inslee valley for much of his life, and certainly through the american revolution, he's really one of the great heroes of the american revolution. he was there through it all with washington in the tenth, he probably knew him as well as any man, he knew him intimately, he up dress them every morning. he helped take care of his horses for him. he was injured at mount vernon, i think he broke his kneecap's, or broke one at least and injured the other knee. it became more and more difficult for him to have a traditional rule. so by the 70 nineties, he was helping to make shoes around this state. he was freed on the moment george washington's well became law. he was the only a slave person in mountain vernon who's freed automatically of george washington's death or execution of the well. and he was given the opportunity to leave mount running, or remain and receive a pension for the rest of his life. he chose to receive and mount for, and he received a pension for the rest of his life. he lived here in mount run it and he would learn stories of the

a lot of people are carrying signs opposing governor jay inslee's order. the owner, 80-year-old rod samuelson is doing this for his employees so they have income. he knows there is risk to workers and customers but he is trying to mitigate it. >> if we're spreading it at our level, think what is happening in the box stores or other businesses, at marijuana shops. how come they can be open but a restaurant can't be? the hypocrisy of this thing is out of control. reporter: we asked the state health department how many infections were traced back to restaurants and this is the response we got. the doh does not track or report data in this way. actually contact tracing has been abysmal in washington. the state set a goal to reach 90% of those with a positive test within one day. they're only contacting 6%. so the state has no idea really how much spread was happening in restaurants. at spiffy's every single employee signed up to work. >> i have family. a very large family at home. there are seven of us and five of us work but two little ones. we need christmas

on monday, washington state governor jay inslee announced his state would require those arriving from either country to quarantine for 14 days upon rival. british officials claim the new variant could be 70% more contagious but is not thought to be more deadly. many scientists are skeptical of the claim, which has not been peer-reviewed. experts also say it's possible the coronavirus variant did not develop in the united kingdom, but instead was detected there first because of britain's extensive monitoring system. of the codso other countrs of the genetic sequence could analyze what they have. the united states does not share that kind of information as widely. on tuesday, biontech ceo ugur sahin said he was confident the covid-19 vaccine would work on the new variant. >> we are going to evaluate that in a test. we will bld this into our system and evaluate if the immune response against our vaccine is able to -- we're confident this will be a cases in the past we have tested more mutations.es of positions multiple under the virus. amy: this comes as the united states recorded more t

on monday, washington state governor jay inslee announced his state would require those arriving from either country to quarantine for 14 days upon rival. british officials claim the new variant could be 70% more contagious but is not thought to be more deadly. many scientists are skeptical of the claim, which has not been peer-reviewed. experts also say it's possible the coronavirus variant did not develop in the united kingdom, but instead was detected there first because of britain's extensive monitoring system. of the codso other countrs of the genetic sequence could analyze what they have. the united states does not share that kind of information as widely. on tuesday, biontech ceo ugur sahin said he was confident the covid-19 vaccine would work on the new variant. >> we are going to evaluate that in a test. we will bld this into our system and evaluate if the immune response against our vaccine is able to -- we're confident this will be a cases in the past we have tested more mutations.es of positions multiple under the rus. amy: this comes as the united states recorded more tha

washington state's governor, jay inslee, issued a proclamation yesterday, calling for travelers from the uk, south africa and other nations where the new covid-19 strain has been reported to quarantine for 14 days. meanwhile, new york governor andrew cuomo has called on the federal government to ban travel from the uk and has asked airlines to test travelers from the united kingdom to his state. meanwhile, former fda commissioner scott gottlieb says he doesn't think a travel ban will prevent the mutated strain from coming to the united states, because that's because he believes it's already here. >>> still ahead, federal prosecutors say their investigation into rudy giuliani isn't only ongoing, but that it's very active. we'll tell you what possible evidence investigators are now seeking. >>> and before we go to break, a phenomenon that hasn't been seen in ages. last night, the two larges planets in our solar system, jupiter and saturn, were the closest they've been since the year 1226. even mark barnacle doesn't remember that. they were so close that to the naked eye, the planets ap

in washington state, governor inslee explained it directly online as best he could. he said this. cdc has informed us that washington state's vaccine allocation will be cut by 40% next week and that all states are seeing similar cuts. this is disruptive and frustrating. we need accurate, predictable numbers to plan and ensure on the ground success. no explanation was given. staying in washington for a moment, the president of the washington state hospital association told "the seattle times" that when state officials got this news from the feds and then they, in turn, called the hospitals today to deliver the grim news, they explained to hospitals that this is what they've been told by the federal government, but they didn't know the reason why this is happening. the president of the washington state hospital association telling "the seattle times," quote, this is so disappointing and frustrating. it was a quick call. everyone wanted to cry or take a shot of tequila or something. nurses, doctors, house keepers, they want to know when they're going to get vaccinated, she said. but

in washington state, governor inslee explained it directly online as best he could. he said, "cdc has informed us that washington vaccine allocation will be cut by 40% next week and that all states are seeing similar cuts. this is disruptive and frustrating. we need accurate, predictable numbers to plan and ensure on-the-ground success. no explanation was given." staying in washington for a moment, the president of the washington state hospital association told "the seattle times" that when state officials got this news from the feds and then they, in turn, called hospitals today to deliver the grim news, they explained to hospitals that this is what they've been told by the federal government, but they didn't know the reason why this is happening. the president of the washington state hospital association telling the "seattle times," quote, this is so disappointing and frustrating. it was a quick call. everyone wanted to cry or take a shot of tequila or something. nurses, doctors, housekeepers, they want to know when they're going to get vaccinated, she said, but ho

. >> so, the governor of washington state, jay inslee, is instituting a 14-day quarantine for people coming from the united kingdom. governor an drdrew cuomo of new york is asking airlines, and not of them have agreed, to require a negative test from people coming from the uk. and the white house is said to be requiring proof of a negative test for people coming from the united kingdom. what's your feeling on what measures are appropriate, this morning? >> you know what, john? i don't want to hear about this from the governor of washington. i don't want to hear about this from the governor of new york. i don't want to hear about this from the white house. i want to hear about this recommendations should be coming directly from the centers for disease control, who should be providing advice and even driskdrisk directives on how to manage our public-health response. this is the problem. it's been no adult supervision all year. it's been a free-for-all with governors making their own decisions who don't have the knowledge base or tools available to make good, evidence-based decisions. a

we go live now to a conference with washington governor jay inslee. very happyning, i am to be delivering hopeful news and great news this morning for the state of washington. i am joyous to be able to say that the federal government has authorized the use of the covid-19 vaccine. i am thrilled that washington and weas done our review are authorizing the use of the vaccine and we are ready to go. we believe that

the good news in washington state, for example, is that jay inslee has done a very, very good job of managing this pandemic and he will do a good job of making sure the vaccine is distributed equitably. we know we have to get the people on the front lines of the vaccine first, health care workers, the people must vulnerable and people who are going to be in a position where they may be carriers and spread it inadvertently. we wish we had a national strategy, but right now we have to go with the governors. i appreciate that you brought up the mayors because they will play a big role in this rollout. >> what role do you think mayors will play across the country in the rollout? >> i think the mayors can work with the governors because they are typically running larger cities and just making sure that we are coordinating locations where the vaccine will be available and also, too, you know, i think for some people they are still reluctant about the vaccine. for some communities historically the healthcare system hasn't always put us first and we have some bad experiences with it, and so

if you choose, washington state governor inslee just a few days ago. i think it was last week. offered a similar strategy number of other states have does the same but here in california the scale and scope number of individuals obviously that could make themselves avail themselves to this this hold a lot of promise and want to over stated because you need to get to an adaptation. level that is significant for it to have the kind of impact that would be profound. but as you've seen from the pilot at the eu sees it has been effective and even if we don't have. 10's of millions of people participate in this program. the more people that participated in more than opt in the more effective this program can be again another tool and are took it in terms of impacting the spread in transmission rate of this virus now let's talk about new case numbers 24,735. what we're reporting over the last 24 hour period, you can see the 7 day average now moving up just shy of 22,000 cases a day this is substantially greater than what we have seen in the past and just over the last 3 days we've ave

washington state governor inslee just a few days ago i think last week offered a similar strategy. a number of other states have been the same way here in california the scale and scope, number of individuals obviously i can make themselves available themselves to this technology, this holds a lot of promise. i don't want to overstate it because you need to get to an application level that is significant for it to have kind of impact that would be profound. but nonetheless as as a you hae seen from the pilot at the ucs it has been effective, and even if we don't have tens of millions of people participating in this program, the more people that participate in it, the more that opt in, the more effective this program can be. again, another tool in our toolkit in terms of impacting the spread and transmission rate of this virus. now let's talk about new case numbers, 24,735 is what we reporting over the last 24 hours. you can see 70 average now moving up just shy of 22,000 cases a day. this is substantially greater than what we have seen in the past. just over the last three days we

washington state's governor jay inslee issued a proclamation yesterday calling from travelers from the uk, south africa and other nations where the new strain is reported to quarantine for 14 days and andrew cuomo has called on the federal government to ban travel from uk and has asked airlines to test travelers from the united kingdom to the states. and scott gottlieb says he doesn't think a travel ban will prevent the mutated strain from coming into the united states because he believes it's already here. >> okay. >> terrific. >> great news. katty kay, what are your holiday plans looking like? >> hiding in a closet? >> with a -- with fog machines. >> in washington, d.c. >> exactly. this is really a tough, tough run for boris johnson. a guy who early on in this process, he and his cabinet trotted out the idea of herd immunity. he has been a skeptic for some time. he got it, struggled with it. i mean, mightily. and seemed to find religion a bit. but still, you know, saying he was going to open things up for christmas, then he had to shut christmas down. now this 70% number certainly ha

washington state governor inslee just a few days ago, i think last week, offered a similar strategy. a number of other states have been the same. here in california, the scale and scope, number of individuals obviously who can avail themselves of this technology, this holds a lot of promise. i don't want to overstate it because you need to get to an adaptation level that is significant for it to have kind of impact that would be profound. but nonetheless, as you see from the pilot at the uc's it has been effective, and even if we don't have tens of millions of people participating in this program, the more people that participate in it, the more that opt in, the more effective this program can be. again, another tool in our toolkit in terms of impacting the spread and transmission rate of this virus. now let's talk about new case numbers -- 24,735 is what we're reporting over the last 24 hours. you can see 70 average now moving up just shy of 22,000 cases a day. this is substantially greater than what we have seen in the past. just over the last three days we have average roughly 25,

right now in terms of the pfizer vaccine allotments we have now seen from washington state governor jay inslee just tweeted their allotment of the pfizer vaccine was reduced by the cdc by 40% last week saying there was no reason given why. we also heard the same this week from michigan, missouri, illinois, iowa, florida's ron de santis said their next two weeks' shipments were on hold. pfizer said it has no production issues no, delays, it has millions of doses in a warehouse ready to ship when the government tells them where to ship them. hhs says the reports of reduced all allotments are incorrect this is massive miscommunication going on right now we are trying to get to the bottom of it we will bring you what we find as soon as we find out. >> meg tirrell, thank you. >>> after the break. dna for the holidays we will talk with the ceo of 23 and me about demand to its kits during this unusual holiday season and how they are playing an important roll in covid dow is up. 53 minutes left of trade new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. the moment

governor jay inslee spoke out about the inability to plan for his state's rollout by saying, quote, the cdc has informed us that washington state's vaccine allocation will be cut by 40% next week and that all states are seeing similar cuts. this is disruptive and frustrating. we need accurate, predictable numbers to plan and ensure on the ground success. no explanation was given. and the confusion is even greater when you consider this statement from the vaccine maker, pfizer. they said this, quote, we have millions more doses sitting in our warehouse but as of now we've not received any shipment instructions for additional doses. what? how is that possible? we are the country that is doing among the worst in the developed world in terms of the number of infections and deaths. and now it would appear that of the countries that have approved vaccines we are the first known to have doses just sitting in warehouses. but the chaos has a source. and that source is very likely donald trump and his white house. donald trump is also sowing chaos around the stimulus package nearing approval on c