Now as the fda begins approval of the first Covid Vaccine, and we take you inside the giant worldwide operation to distribute it. How one carrier plans to move billions of vaccines at temperatures well below zero. Swedens surge and the new restrictions now in place did their Herd Immunity Experiment fail the scare in the air. The windshield of this American Airlines plane cracked all over with passengers on board. And music with heart. Gloria estefans new mission and the heroic nurses who are stealing the show. Stand by me this is Nbc Nightly News with jose diazbalart good evening. As we hit more than 12 million covid cases today, the country finds itself in a perfect storm, a surging virus mixed with Colder Weather plus the strong pull of family and tradition. Were all making hard decisions about the upcoming Holiday Airports are crowded as many choose to travel to see family but hospitals are crowded, too, many at a breaking point it took nearly 100 days for the u. S. To reach its fi
The hunt for variants. The house Impeachment Managers laying out their case against former President Trump a week before his trial democrats saying he summoned a mob and aimed them like a Loaded Cannon at the capitol. How trumps legal team is responding. The 9yearold Pepper Sprayed by police her mother speaking out to us about the action shes now taking paying tribute to the 100yearold world war ii veteran who inspired the world announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone its not often we start the broadcast with news of a change in one of this countrys corporate suites but arguably no company has changed the way we live quite like amazon. And late today its Ceo Jeff Bezos delivered the surprising news hes stepping down from the helm of the Shopping Empire Formed in 1994 that Late Development just one of the major stories were covering tonight that includes a deadly day for the fbi. Two agents killed while trying to serve a criminal warrant in florida. Th
wild monday night football moment as a protester rams pro bowl linebacker bobby wagner lays him out. oh, sometimes i get a good feeling yeah. i get a feeling that i never, never, never, never had before , no, no. i get a good feeling. brian: perfect surfing weather. if you have a surf board run to the beach. those must be 6-foot as well as. ainsley: those don t look that big. brian: i was looking at the wrong monitor. that s maine and beautiful treason go there. steve: two and a half feet, brian. brian: good for me i m a beginner. ainsley: did you get the sun coming up. brian: did i get the sun. showing some signs. our aspirations say just put your feet on the floor. ainsley: glad to be alive. happy we woke up even though it s raining. brian: can we raise our standard? can we expect more from this day? steve: it s taco day. go get a free taco. that s true. that s an aspiration. brian: we have a big hour coming your way. great guest as well
yes, that investigation goes all the way to the top. and the fed all but certain to jack up interest rates this afternoon. but how big a hike will tell us a lot about the inflation problem. as new numbers on housing and what we re buying spell more economic trouble. up first, the details that point a glaring legal spotlight at the former president donald trump. this banner headline courtesy of the washington post, the justice department investigating trump s actions in the january of criminal probe. new york times adding critical detail detailing the fake elector scheme and including references to the president being looped in. post account saying that prosecutors have spent hours asking witnesses about conversations with trump, his lawyers and others in the former president s inner circle. the questions revolve around that fake elector s plot and what instructions trump may or may not have given to his lawyers and advisers. we do know there has been an uptick in gr
progress in his battle with covid, the white house facing new scrutiny for its handling of the growing monkeypox outbreak. we ll ask secretary becerra if it is time for the u.s. to declare this virus a public health emergency an update on the tragic boat accident that left 17 people dead including an infant off the coast of the bahamas. good to see you on this monday morning. a lot happening. americans struggling to find relief as the heat wave blankets the country from coast to coast. this morning looking out west firefighters working around the clock to contain a wildfire that began on friday near yosemite national park forcing thousands of people to evacuate that area. and then over to the east coast. several high temperature records broken on sunday alone. boston hitting triple digits. 96 in hartford, connecticut. joining us is a producer in washington d.c. for us and joining us is correspondent george solos. talking about the containment of the wild fire amidst the b