Shares soar at the news markets around the world are up dramatically. Airline shares benefit too. The government confirm they have ordered a0 million doses of the vaccine. If all goes well, 10 million could be available to the uk by the end of the year. Good afternoon, and welcome to this coronavirus update as we await a downing street briefing by the Prime Minister on what has been described as, a great day for science and humanity in the fight against covid 19. Those words are from the head of one of the Drug Companies jointly developing a coronavirus vaccine, as trials suggest it is more than 90 effective in preventing infection. That news has lifted hopes and sent stock markets soaring, although challenges remain and the World Health Organization has warned that the news alone will not be a complete game changer. The vaccines developers now want to apply for emergency licensing so that it can start to be given to people in the general public outside of trials, possibly before the e
Is she in for the long haul, or is she plotting a future without donald trump . We will speak to the biographer who thinks she knows. Hello, im Christian Fraser in london. Laura trevelyan is in washington. So its now two weeks and counting since the president ial elections, and donald trump is still nowhere near conceding victory tojoe biden. In a series of tweets today, hes still complaining about voter fraud, still declaring he won the election. The Trump Campaign has put some of its money where its mouth is, stumping up 3 million for a partial recount in two heavily democratic areas of wisconsin. Mr trump trailsjoe biden byjust over 20,000 votes in the state. A new opinion poll suggests 61 of republicans are not confident in the fairness of the election. 0ur correspondent Aleem Maqbool has been to the panhandle of florida, tojudge the mood of the president s supporters. Cheering veterans for trump and america its not over the whole world is watching us right now theyre watching us t
The ayes have it as uk mps vote overwhelmingly for borisjohnsons brexit trade deal, the Prime Minister says britain will now have its cake and eat it. In yemen, a rocket attack kills at least 20 people at an airport, shortly after a plane carrying government officials touches down. And 15 people are missing after a landslide sweeps through a village in norway. Welcome to bbc news with the latest from here in the uk and around the world. The uk has become the first country in europe to approve the use of two covid 19 vaccines. Today, the uk medicines regulator gave the go ahead for the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine, signaling a landmark moment in the fight against coronavirus. But, as the news of the vaccine was received, it was also announced that roughly 20 million more people across england are set to join the toughest tier 4 covid restrictions from tomorrow morning. The midlands, north east, parts of the north west and parts of the south west are among those escalated to tier 4, with p
Chamber on january 6th. Several lawmakers have tested positive for covid since the attack including 75yearold bonnie watsoncoleman of new jersey, a cancer survivor who blamed gop colleagues for refusing to wear masks while sheltering in tight quarters during the attack. Russel honore will lead a review of capitol security of the attack. He is best known of the commander of the task force to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The five says its received more than 140,000 photos and videos related to the capitol hill attack. Fbi director chris wray had this message for those who participated in the siege and may have any future plans. Were looking at individuals who may have an eye toward repeating the same violence, from january 6th alone weve identified over 200 suspects. So we know who you are, if youre out there, and fbi agents are coming to find you. This while preparations are under way, and they continue to be under way as the swearing in of joe biden as commander in chief four days ago. T
And thriller. A wild victory for the ages. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im kate snow in for lester tonight who is interviewing president obama in chicago just hours before the president s farewell address. Well have more from him in just a moment. But we begin with a very busy day in the president ial transition from obama to trump. And a grueling first hearing for one of trumps most controversial nominees, senator Jeff Sessions spent more than eight hours today fielding questions at a hearing about his nomination for attorney general. Pete williams has our report. Senator sessions served as an reporter Jeff Sessions held a granddaughter in his lap prepared to go before the very committee he was a member of but voted against him in 1986 when he was nominated to be a federal judge, concerned about his record on several rights. The caricature credited of me was not accurate.