CNBC's "Last Call"

A New Year’s Eve unlike any other in Times Square with no crowds. The U.S. is set to end the year with more than 20 million confirmed coronavirus cases. Operation Warp Speed hoped to get doses into the arms of 20 million Americans by today. So far, the CDC reports only 2.8 million have received shots. Plus, the Georgia runoff and a Minneapolis police shooting.

An influential Food and Drug Administration advisory panel overwhelmingly backed Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, a key step paving the way to distribute the second Covid-19 vaccine in the United States next week. Small businesses have been hit hard due to the pandemic. But two retailers, OMG accessories, a lifestyle brand for kids, and luxury dog treats company Mishka, survived after making their products available to consumers online. Kate Rogers joins Shep Smith to discuss. Cybersecurity expert and former intelligence official Sue Gordon discusses the massive cyberattack conducted on U.S. systems by alleged Russian hackers. In January 2021, Georgia will face runoff elections to determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. But years ago, Georgia adopted the “county unit system,” which gave less populated but primarily white rural parts of the state more political power, disenfranchising black voters. NBC’s Priscilla Thompson joins Shep Smith to discuss the historical reason behind Georgia’s runoff vote. Plus, teachers under pressure and “porch pirates”.

Last Call breaks down how tensions in the Middle East and in Ukraine are resulting in surging energy prices.