the alleged shooter charged as an adult. one terrorism charge and four murder charges among others. he faces life in prison if convicted. he has pleaded not guilty. here s what we just learned. the prosecutor says the gunman was with his father when the gun used in the shooting was purchased four days before the carnage. his mother posted on social media calling the gun a christmas present for her son. then on the day of the shooting, the parents were called to a meeting with their son at the school hours before the rampage after teachers reported a disturbing drawing. the prosecutor says the parents failed to ask their son if he had the gun or to check his backpack, and they resisted having their son leave school. instead he was sent back to class. shimon prokupecz is standing by where this press conference wrapped up. tell us more about this decision and the details we learned from the prosecutor. well, certainly this was not something that we normally hear, right. a pros
annie live . this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. the drum beat for booster shots for over 100 million eligible americans grows louder tonight as more omicron cases emerge here in the u.s. and around the world the latest u.s. cases include colorado, minnesota and new york but health officials reminding us it is still the dominant delta variant driving a rise in new covid infections with signs more americans are rolling up their sleeves, president biden rolling out a series of new strategies today to combat the covid spread and meet the still unspecified omicron threat including an expanded booster campaign family vaccination clinics, free at home testing and new testing rules for travelers arriving from abroad. kelly o donnell leads us off tonight from the white house. reporter: tonight, expected but still unnerving. more cases of the omicron variant detected inside the u.s. new york officials calling a news conference this evening to announce omi
contacts have been contacted and all close contacts thus far have tested negative. that revelation coming ahead of president biden announcing his enhanced winter strategy to fight covid-19. in just a few hours from now, the president will outline those measures specifically. they re expected to include stricter testing for passengers arriing to the u.s. from overseas. and extending federal mask mandates. we have mike memoli, antonio hilton, jacob ward and dr. ashish jha. and ashley parker joins us. mr. memoli, what are we going to hear from the president? reporter: steph, obviously the emergence of the omicron variant has raised the sort of covid spechter higher on the agd but the plans the president is set to lay out today has been in the works for weeks. so what is the plan? it starts with more stringent testing on international travelers. you have to have a test within 24 hours of your departure for the u.s. in order to be admitted. there was some discussion of some te
for her weekly news conference. we ll be listening closely for any and all updates. and breaking news, a second omicron variant case detected in the u.s. the minnesota department of health has detected the virus in a minnesota resident with recent travel history to new york city. that s a big development that comes just hours before president biden is set to lay out his winter plan to combat covid, including that new omicron variant. the plan includes getting booster shots to all adults, vaccinating a lot more children, expanding free at-home testing and testing all international travelers who are coming into the u.s. within 24 hours of travel regardless of vaccination status. now, to give you an idea of how seriously some folks are taking this variant, take a look at this photo. this is an air china flight crew at lax. they are taking no chances in full hazmat gear. also this morning, supporters of abortion rights are preparing for a possible worst case scenario after th
protest last year breaks down in tears on the stand. and more than 4 million people have shared a post on instagram in the belief that for each share, a tree would be planted. but was it all it claimed to be? we ll be hearing from the man behind the trend. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. at the cop26 climate summit in glasgow, the world s two biggest producers of greenhouse gases the us and china have agreed to co operate more closely on climate issues over the next decade. the two countries issued a joint statement pledging to help keep alive the hope of limiting global temperature rises this century to 1.5 degrees celsius. but they didn t say whether they d back a draft international agreement, and instead called on all nations to reconvene next year with tougher carbon cutting targets. our science editor david shukman has the latest. can the world agree to slow down the release of the gases heating the planet? can it do what it takes to r