Good morning! It’s Friday, December 11, 2020. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:
1️⃣🧪 FDA working to quickly issue emergency authorization for Pfizer vaccine
2️⃣💵 Deadline looms for new funding deal to avert government shutdown
3️⃣📺 Biden to formally introduce more Cabinet nominees Friday
4️⃣🚨 US carries out execution of Brandon Bernard
📱 [Trending] this morning
A rare glimpse of the northern lights this week for a select few states
After several months of rest, the sun has awoken into a period of solar activity.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration, a solar flare and Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on Dec. 7 hurled plasma and a magnetic field toward Earth. For a few lucky states, it could mean a view of the northern lights.
📅 What we’re watching
🔴 President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will introduce five key nominees and appointees to their administration Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET. President Donald Trump doesn’t have any public appearances scheduled for Friday, so far.
🔴 The execution of Alfred Bourgeois is scheduled to take place Friday. It comes a day after the U.S. put to death Brandon Bernard, the ninth federal inmate to be executed since July.
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