united states and all around the world, we have reports from rome, berlin, the white house and tokyo. this is early start, i m laura jarrett. good morning, i m christine romans. we begin in europe, it s cheaper, simpler to deliver and is being pulled off the market, some countries in the last few minutes halting use of the astrazeneca covid vaccine after a small number of patients experienced blood clots. it s another blow to the eu s sluggish vaccine rollout. in vaccine is not authorized in the u.s. yet but it is being counted on to fight the uk variant spreading around the world. all this comes at a really difficult time. a third wave of infections is sweeping across europe and forcing renewed restrictions, hospitalizations on the rise in france, germany seeing a spike in cases and italians back under lockdown. that s where cnn s melissa bell is live for us this morning, she s in rome. melissa, good morning. what can you tell us? reporter: good morning, lawyer rachl
in later on tuesday. the indian election commission says a record 6a2 million people voted. exit polls have predicted a victory for prime minister narendra modi s bjp party, ensuring a third consecutive term for mr modi. cruising into this election, prime minister narendra modi. shouting. fuelled by adulation and a hindu centric ideology. his main opponent, rahul gandhi heir of a political dynasty, leader of indian national congress. before the elections kicked off, their bank accounts were frozen by the government. this is not freezing of the congress party s bank accounts. this is the freezing of indian democracy. congress built a coalition with dozens of other political parties to counter mr modi. they say the prime minister used intimidation to prevent a fair campaign. politicians were raided, chief ministers jailed. initially, the modi campaign was all about promoting his accomplishments, but quickly turned to islamophobic messaging. here, mr modi telling supporters,
california with a dangerous heat wave on the way. dr. anthony fauci grilled on capitol hill by republicans on the origin of covid. the moment he choked up describing death threats against his family. and tensions erupting. marjorie taylor greene refusing to call him a doctor. four more israeli hostages confirmed dead as president biden turns up the pressure on israel for a cease-fire deal saying, quote, the deal must get done. and after decades of decline, what s driving the motor city s big comeback? this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. days after the first criminal conviction of a former president, another first is unfolding tonight in delaware where hunter biden has become the first offspring of a sitting president to face criminal charges. the trial began today for the president s son who stands accused of three federal counts related to gun possession. hunter biden has pleaded not guilty. today was jury selection with lawyers q
you are done with this? yeah, maybe, or maybe need some plastic surgery, who knows? you never know. it s usually settled by an arm wrestle. we should mention special guest on the tour is john wait is on first and then foreigner or stix depending on the night and who wins the coin toss. it is lot of hits on stage. i think there are four or five number ones and just a lot of great songs that you certainly will know. four hours of classic rock which is amazing to unfold over the course of 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. steve: we love both of you. the renegades and juke box hero tour kicks off tomorrow in grand rapids. kelly and lawrence, thank you very much and good luck to you. want to make sure everyone goes to live nation or ticketmaster. dana: and breaking news on the hunter biden gun trial. we re waiting to find out if the first son will take the stand. good morning. i m dana perino. bill is off today. good morning to you, john. john: good morning. i was surprised to
reports suggesting that both hamas and islamichhad will also be added to the list and there has been reaction from there has been reaction from the palestinians as well. a spokesman for the palestinian president told reuters that this decision was a step closer to holding israel accountable for its crimes. in another development antony blinken is returning to the middle east and he will be in the region next week. he will visit egypt, israel, jordan and qatar to put pressure on both israel and hamas to reach a ceasefire deal in gaza. there have been talks in gaza. there have been talks in recent days but there has been no breakthrough in the negotiations. president biden last week announced this proposal he described it as an israeli proposal that would see the release of hostages being held in gaza and pave the way for a permanent ceasefire in gaza, a key hamas demand but a