normally on a day like today, a beautiful day like this, that boardwalk over there on the beach would be packed. i don't see anybody anywhere near that boardwalk or in the waters, or certainly not on the beach right now. we'll continue to follow that story as well. >>> as the u.s. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rises -- it's now about 67,000 -- the biggest question on a lot of people's mind is when will we see a real vaccine? more specifically, could it be ready by the start of 2021? it's an issue dr. deborah birx, a key member of the white house coronavirus task force, addressed earlier today. >> on paper, it's possible. it's whether we can execute and execute around the globe, because you also for phase three have to have active viral transmission in a community in order to study its efficacy. >> all right, let's discuss with dr. patrice harris. she's the president of the american medical association, and dr. jeremy faust, an emergency physician. dr. faust, you heard dr. birx say that on paper -- her words -- on paper, a vaccine is possible by early next year. in reality,

late wednesday, city parks in downtown dallas looked more like a california coast boardwalk. >> we're texans, it's 80 degrees today and the next day it's going to be 30 so you never -- people panic. >> reporter: a mass of arctic air and rain is threatening to turn these scenes of paradise into this. it seems like the dallas-ft. worth area experiences epic battles with sheets of ice causing power outages, shutting down schools, not even leaving children with snow to play in. street crews will be available to work around the clock using 70 trucks to spread a mixture of salt on the icy streets if needed but this potential ice storm is threatening two major events, a downtown holiday parade saturday and the dallas marathon sunday. slippery ice doesn't go well with marchers and runners. the last wicked winter storm was in 2011 in the days leading up to the super bowl hosted in the dallas cowboys stadium. football fans struggled to navigate the treacherous roadways and street crews struggled to keep many roadway its drivable. of course the real danger is on the high-rise overpasses across t

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boardwalk empire. 30 rock was nominated w ed once again. of course, the final season. "big bang theory." "girls" and a lot of big shows this morgue. yes, the folks at netflix are happy. jason bateman also got a lead actor in a comedy nomination for "arrested development." so they're very happy. especially the first time out. >> let's go back to the netflix series getting nominated. that doesn't say much for broadcast television. as a person that works in broadcast television, that makes me very concerned. >> well, i wouldn't go as far as to say it doesn't say much. i think it goes to show you how the media are expanding and how there are options out there for platforms. i don't know if you've seen the "house of cards" series "arrested development" they're such good quality. they didn't roll them out week by week like we see on television and kind of make you wait. they rolled out all 13 at once. you could sit down, watch them all in a bunch. watch them whenever you wanted to watch them. that makes it convenient for the viewers. that's what we're seeing nowadays. a lot

but not in the way "boardwalk empire" is. >> reporter: as for the comedy -- >> "girls" is not nominated at the sag. that takes away one potential rival from "modern family." >> reporter: seen as the frontrunner for its third straight win. nischelle turner, cnn, hollywood. >> and don't you dare miss our coverage live from the red carpet. the screen actor guild award tonight at 6:30 eastern right here on cnn. >>> actor burt reynolds is battling the flu in a florida hospital. we'll give you an update on his condition. casey anthony owes $800,000 to 80 creditors. hear what she's doing it keep from paying them one dime. >>> if you have to go out today, just a reminder you can watch cnn from your mobile phone and also watch cnn live from your laptop. go to cnn.com/tv. >>> now to some stories trending on the internet this hour. actor burt reynolds is feeling better, but still not completely over the flu just yet. he remains in intensive care at a florida hospital. the actor's representative says his fever has gone down and he expects reynolds to be released from the hospital tomorrow. >>> case

but not maybe the ensemble in the way "boardwalk empire" is, and then you have "mad men" and "breaking bad" lurking there, going what about us? >> as for the comedy dejour? >> girls. that's not nominated, so that takes away one potential rival for modern family. >> seen as the front runner for its third straight win. nischelle turner, hollywood. >> don't miss our coverage live from the red carpet at the screen actors guild awards, sunday night, 66:30 eastern on cnn. i'll be back with you tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. with more of the latest snus. there nn news room continues at the top of the hour, but first, dr. sanjay gupta's investigation into chemical retard nltsants, their effectiveness. >> hey there, thanks for being with us. i want to get to something very important today. our big story. it's about chemicals known as flame retardants. they're ubiquitous, in everything from furniture to baby products, but they're also linked to health problems. even to cancer. it may seem like a tradeoff. fire safety versus other health risks, but it's not as complicated as you might think.

but not maybe the ensemble in the way "boardwalk empire" is, and then you have "mad men" and "breaking bad" lurking there, going what about us? >> as for the comedy dejour? >> girl

. >> the shore and the boardwalk in seaside heights of my childhood no longer exists. >> governor. >> thank you for everything. >> the rough and tumble governor took charge when a superstorm named sandy ravaged his state, days before the presidential election. a romney backer suddenly christie was standing arm and arm with the president, praising mr. obama's leadership as they toured sandy's rath. >> when you know you have a responsibility for those folks, you can give a damn about the politics of things. i could care less today. >> number three, olympian gabby douglas. >> gabby douglas! >> one of the fab five at the london games, she captured our hearts, becoming the first african-american gymnast to win gold in both the individual all around and team competitions at the same olympics. >> i wanted to inspire a nation and i love that. >> she did just that. number two, school age activist malala. malala rose to fame blogging about the brutality of her life in pakistan under taliban rule. not yet a teenager, she dared to suggest girls not only deserve but have a right to an education. >

. >> the boardwalk we walked on it together this summer greeting residents, talking to business owners. it's gone. >> reporter: tourism is a $38 billion a year industry in new jersey and more than half of that comes from the shore. the new jersey tourism board says it's too early to estimate sandy's impact on the coming season, but atlantic city's casinos, like bally's and bravada have already taken a hit. total casino revenues were down 20% in october. >> my sense is that in the short-term, maybe auz look at revenue numbers that may come in for october, november, you might see some diminishing in our projection. on the flip side, come december through next june and beyond, you may see it be much brisker than we thought it would be because of the circumstances that have been forced upon our state. >> reporter: getting into new york and new jersey is no longer a problem. amtrak estimates a busy thanksgiving day. while its trains and lines are fully operational, storm damage and loss of revenue has cost the company tens of millions of dollars. new jersey transit are still repairing the d

. >> wolf, this is all that's left of a popular boardwalk here. some describe it as looking like a war zone. many here and near by are still in the dark. pamela shapiro has been cleaning up since water gushed into her home, and now she just craves to be able to turn on the lights. >> i feel let down, we did everything that we were asked to do, and still that we don't have power is mind boggling. >> the basement ruined had just been redone after damage from hurricane irene last year. and a promise restored power was mixed because of a snaf few with her electricians evaluation. >> i said i wish i was young again and my parents were here to take care of me. just to make it better for half an hour. that's it, i just didn't want to be an adult for half an hour. >> she considers herself lucky. not far from her, there are families that can't live in their homes. the house that this family bought three years ago is now destroyed, and now he is waiting for help to rebuild. >> it's frustrating and i'm getting angrier every day. you know? that's how i feel.

the boardwalk was completely washed away along rockaway beach. and there are crews now -- the bulldozers were pulling the sand out of the streets and sifting machines are trying to put everything back together to try to bring the community back together. so a lot of work happening, but still much more work to do. ted? >> all right, a long way to go indeed. victor, thank you. >>> mcafee, sound familiar? john mcafee, the computer anti-virus pioneer, is now wanted for questioning about the murder of his neighbor. standing by on the phone is the police chief in belize. but first -- >>> the unemployment rate among veterans in -- from the wars of iraq and afghanistan is several points higher than the national average. we caught up with one female veteran in san diego who is putting her military training as a helicopter mechanic to use to help fight fires. >> i am currently in the fire fighting training with the california conservation corps. when you're holding this, just pull. >> close it. >> there is a lot of training. it is really good that they're

also the boardwalk was ripped apart so they're going to start rebuilding that soon. we saw a towel, someone had writ ain't phrase on at the beach and said" never retreat, never surrender, not now, not ever, rockaway forever" the community's determined to return. >> good for them. if you want to help the storm victims in the northeast, it's easy to do. log onto to cnn.com/impact. find all kinds of information, how to contribute to the leaf effort. go to the site? new details keep coming out about the former director of the cia and what people are saying about this affair. ally bank. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> hi there. on the help desk talking about your mortgage. with me, greg olson and carmen wong ulrich. carmen, this question's for you. >> a single parent who mana

the entire boardwalk. 1.2 miles of it ripped out by the storm. they are working feverishly right now. they're preparing for that nor'easter that is reportedly on its way. now it's not going to be as bad as any superstorm, but you have to understand that this city's water table is now so high the mayor told me just a short time ago that if they get even an inch of water from that storm, it could flood the basements of this town all over again. what are they doing? they're pumping. they're pumping tens upon tens of thousands of gallons. the mayor says 60,000 gallons a minute are being pumped out of these two lakes as they try to lower the water there and protect this town from many of the effects of that upcoming storm. on another front voting. there's been a lot of talk about the electronic ballot,, the possibility of voters turning in their ballots by e-mail or by fax, but in a town that doesn't have any electricity, that's want really a very viable option. yes, it may work for some of the residents who have taken shelter outside of the town in a

perhaps it's most prominent feature was always a boardwalk that ran along there. it was completely removed by the forces of sandy that took away all of the sand and ripped the boardwalk up. you can see now what's left of it is being cleared away as they try to rebuild. and rebuild is exactly what they have in mind today. we talked a little bit earlier with mayor matt dougherty, and this is what he had to say about the determination to get the job done. >> we want to be very aggressive in this cleanup operation after hurricane sandy. we have numerous pumps going at the same time, getting the water out of our community and back up to the atlantic. president obama and governor chris christie have been outstanding in their statements and even governor christie coming here to meet with me saying just get it done, do what you need to do to get it cleaned up. >> reporter: case and point, some of the pumps operating down here to drain out the city, it's literally a bowl. the sea water got in, it has no way of getting out. they're going to have to pump it out. so they're d

today some of the video i sent you you see a boardwalk three blocks in, sand up to people's midway through their front door three blocks in. legendary surf club you talked about, it's just gone. they need to get people -- they need to get the gas off before fire starts. wolf, there's no electricity to pump water for the fire trucks to put anything out if a fire starts. they need to get the gas off and they need to go door to door over there. i just heard the -- saying that the search and rescue is over. >> if you could speak to the governor or the president of the united states right now, what would you say? >> they need to get people door to door in the bungalow. i'm not talking about the ocean front wealthy people like me. we have plenty of insurance. those houses are gone. the bungalows where elderly people were living, they need to get the gas off and get to these people. they have no phones to call anybody. >> john, i think people were watching, were listening to what you were saying. our heart goes out to you and everybody who's seeing what's going on. and hopefully they'll get into

boardwalks have been destroyed. piers are being destroyed. i don't know how they'll begin to repair this. they have begun clean-up. front loaders and dump trucks that are picking up the debris off the roads already. my goodness, as i'm looking down on the beach now, you can see house after house after house damaged by the storm. it's going to take a long time. >> michael, is there anybody else who is there? you say you are the first of the media to get on barrier islands. are there emergency personnel? are there crews out there. are there any residents who are, like, picking through the debris? >> there are all of those things. yeah. about three -- probably three hours ago now we saw a mile long convoy going on to these islands. busloads of workers, heavy machinery, gas trucks and the like over here, and then it was about three hours ago, and then the police allowed a small group of media to come over and have a look for ourselves. it's still not safe for people to be wandering down. i smell natural gas. very strong smell of natural gas. ther

what are you seeing there on the boardwalk today? >> reporter: well, right behind me, directly behind me, that scrap wood you see there, that was parts of the boardwalk. this is the northern part of atlantic city, again, the atlantic ocean just pounded away right behind me. the ocean is just over some of that scrap wood, maybe 100 yards. and you actually had had people -- if you can see these buildings -- if we can take a look at these buildings once again. there's two buildings. i had a chance to talk to the person, it's a husband and wife and daughter living in the center building there. and they tried to ride out this storm. this gentleman was telling me the story, and i saw the damage firsthand, the yellow tape there now, it's too dangerous, there is a strong scent of gasoline coming out of the buildings. but the man said at 7:30 in the morning yesterday as the storm began to wallop this area, the atlantic ocean was knock ong his front door and blew open his front door by 8:30 in the morning. so here is this guy trying to pound u

goes by the boardwalk. we'll walk down there in a little bit. it's a serious situation here. but again, i think it's more the length with which this storm will stay over this area and the amount of the lengthy sustained winds blowing for bringing a lot of that surge, a lot of that flooding in. i think we've just begun to see it here, wolf. >> anderson's going to have more coming up on his show 8:00 p.m. eastern. anderson, thanks very much. kate baldwin is here helping us cover the disaster, as well, kate. >> amazing the size of this thing. let's stay in nnew jersey for a moment. ali, you have been blown around quite a bit. what are you seeing now? i understand the city wide curfew just set in. yes? >> reporter: curfew is under way right now. you are not to be on the streets of atlantic city. it is against the law now. there's a complete travel ban. if you are not an emergency crew, not covering this, you see this emergency vehicle coming up next to me. that's all we are seeing. national guard just drove by.

comparing and anticipating hurricane sandy to hurricane gloria back in 1985, which it destroyed the boardwalk. so they are certainly going to look for that storm surge damage to possibly happen because of hurricane sandy. and beach erosion with the mixture of high tide, again, and this long storm, that is what they are really concerned about because the storm surge could affect this region, devastatingly, certainly they are hunkering down bracing for the worst. and the worst is not going to hit this area for another 24 hours or so. >> all right. we'll stand by sandra, thank you very much. don't go anywhere as we get to sandra, george howell as well and meteorologist chad myers. chad is in charge and helping me here. we'll be on for a long time, chad, so get rested, afternoon break, take it now. >>> thank you, everyone. more on this when we come back, but with hurricane season reaching the end, a lot of people weren't ready for this. we'll talk to russell honory who dedicated his life to help people be prepared after his experience with hurricane katrina. here's live in studio with me just mom

there's the beautiful new boardwalk there, there's probably a lot of spring breakers out there on virginia beach. >> and i'm thinking spring break too and i'm thinking, wow, kids possibly being in these apartment complexes. >> there's the vertical stablizers, that's where the foam is going right now. it's that little black spot that's sticking up, there's another one right next to it. the tail isn't just one tail. it's a two-tail system that really makes this plane so ultramaneuverable. it's the same plane that the blue angels would fly. an f-18. i have flown that plane that is on the ground right there, maybe not that particular plane, but the f-18d who nit. i have flown that plane, obviously i was in the back seat, the pilot was in the front seat, he gave me the stick to fly. it was the most amazing experience of my lifetime. as i was working for a tv station and we were preparing for an air show, and the men who fly this plane, how physically, they are athletes, they are truly the best of the best. >> i want to bring in joanna hyatt. do you live in this apartment complex? tell me what y

it won best drama for the fourth consecutive time, beating back "boardwalk empire". >> for us and our families, an incredible dream. thank you. >> reporter: while the show was honored, "mad men's" leading man lost out as best actor in a drama. that went to kyle chandler of "friday night lights." best actress in a drama went to "the good wife's" julianna margulies. jane lynch was nominated in the comedy category and she also hosted the show. she pretaped a bid with the cast of "jersey shore" and tossed gentle zingers at the stars, including an 89-year-old nominee. >> oh, there's betty white. she's the reason we start the show at 5:00 p.m. >> reporter: lynch may have scored as host but lost the emmy to "modern family's" julie bowen. >> there are losers and i am one. it hurts. >> reporter: he paid tribute to his late father acknowledging he might find it strange that his son wears makeup at work. >> dad, just think of me as a very masculine lady. and he would say, i do, son. >> reporter: one of night's surprises came not in an award but from a presenter. a subdued charlie sheen, fired fr