With norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news on a potentially Game Changing vaccine against coronavirus, at the same time infections of the virus in the u. S. Are now growing by the millions. Tonight the Biotech Company moderna says it has developed a vaccine that is nearly 95 effective and capable of preventing severe illness. The company says with emergency approval from the f. D. A. It could start giving the shots to highrisk patients and healthcare workers as soon as next month. Well on wall Street Investors reacted enthusiastically, pushing u. S. Stocks to new highs, even as experts warn the country is plunging deeper into a deadly and dark winter for the pandemic. And as we come on the air the u. S. Has surpassed 11 million cases. Thats a million new infections in just one week. That is two million since the beginning of this month. And hospitals, well, they are reaching a brea
Coronavirus killing at least 779 people in 24 hours e pandemic deadliest day again but hospitals, icu admissions and infew bases are yorkerto kp cialurging new distancing as passover begins. We have to beat it back, not open the door again to early, for it to resurge and hurt so many. Reporter there is growing scrutiny whether state and local officials were slow to act other cities in california and Washington State adopted stricter stay at home measures and closed schools sooner. I think new york was early and i think the actions we took were more dramatic than most and frankly, were criticized as being emure. Reporter Public Employees in nework ci, 41 transitard. Workers have died. So have 14 members of the nypd, more than 2,000 officers have tested positive and more than 500 firefighters. Two patients with possible fever, cough. Eporter very day there are recordhatterin911 calls. Paramedic phil is swamped and nocing several people infected per household. There is multiple people sic
Francisco and its leaders two years ago is in the spotlight. In the distance you can see a memorial mostly of sunflowers growing where katherine lost her life almost a week ago. Well if they said i did, i guess i did, i dont remember anything because i had taken a small pill. In an interview, he says he cant remember the night of july first when kate was shot and killed along the embarcadero in San Francisco. Now, the question is whether the Mexican National should be back in court . He has drug charges, seven felony convictions in the 90s and five deportations back to mexico spanning 15 years from june 1994 to the last time in june 2009. This time according to the same sources, sanchez was transferred from federal custody in march for an active criminal warrant for a felony sale of mayor wan in. The feds should have obtained a court order to hold him. Immigration Officials Say theyre overwhelmed as it is. Uc Hastings Rory little says this is at the core a battle of policy and politics
[chatter] are you ok to get started . The committee will come to order. Indiana for the purpose of emotion. Purpose of the motion. A motion offered by mr. Akita. He moves directs the chairman of the support of the Committee Prior to the consideration of the rules for the american counteract the state flex ability in the design of the Medicaid Program. Mr. Akita is recognized for one minute. I think the mid i think the chairman. I want to commend the committee and the ways and Means Committee for bringing this bill to our attention today. However, i want to address a glaring absence of something that we as republicans that worked very hard on the last several months. That is to give true choice to the states when it comes to how they want to develop and dess t and exit kate execute their Medicaid Program. We have seen all of us hold up this document, the better way we call it to describe your making people june 22, 2016. Subscribe to the American People to a lot of to do policy position
The highest tornado risk this evening. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer reports from the storm zone. Reporter tonight this is what they fear, funnel clouds, possible tornadoes, a weather system still packing pounding rain and whipping winds with. With at least four dead today theres another night of dangerous weather still ahead. Look at that. Oh, my god reporter forecast calls for 70mileanhour winds. Tens of millions in the danger zone. The wicked Winter Weather a powerful linear system fueled by the strongest el nino on record raking across ten states. The storm mangling the landscape, ripping apart homes and taking lives. The glass is breaking and you can hear things flipping around outside, i mean, just total carnage. Reporter with three killed on tuesday and dozens injured, convent, louisiana, was in the bullseye, 160 homes demolished. We went from the floor to the ceiling, from the wall to the floor. Reporter braxton three small children rode out the storm in this trailer. They were pulled i