November 9, 2020 News Brief

President-Elect Joe Biden has begun his transition.  Today, he named the members of his coronavirus task force. David Kessler, Vivek Murthy and Marcella Nunez-Smith are serving as co-chairs

[Biden-Harris Transition Announces COVID-19 Advisory Board | President-Elect Joe Biden](https://buildbackbetter.com/press-releases/biden-harris-transition-announces-covid-19-advisory-board/)

This is of particular importance because we passed more than 10 million cases of coronavirus, with averages of more than 100,000 infections a day. 

[Trump appointee at GSA declines to sign letter authorizing Biden transition - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-gsa-letter-biden-transition/2020/11/08/07093acc-21e9-11eb-8672-c281c7a2c96e_story.html)

[Pfizer Inc. -  Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 Achieved Success in First Interim Analysis from Phase 3 Study](https://investors.pfizer.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2020/Pfizer-and-BioNTech-Announce-Vaccine-Candidate-Against-COVID-19-Achieved-Success-in-First-Interim-Analysis-from-Phase-3-Study/default.aspx?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top)

[Alex Trebek, Longtime Host of ‘Jeopardy!,’ Dies at 80 - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/08/arts/television/alex-trebek-dead.html)

Tropical Storm Eta  [made landfall on the central part of the Florida Keys](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/08/us/eta-storm-updates.html)  yesterday, bringing strong winds and heavy rains.

Beth is covering the status of election lawsuits on the Nightly Nuance tonight.

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