Over this long holiday weekend. Uncle sam celebrates another birthday, but a parade of news events has made for fireworks since january. What happened next was shilling and deadly. And although the crowd chanting hang Mike Pence was unable to drag the Vice President to the gallows, erected at the u. S. Capital, they missed him. And members of congress by just steps to this day, most republican surveyed believe the big lie about a rigged election. The media has twisted in turn things and made the narrative fit whatever they wanted to the point that well never know. Id put it up there with you know, who shot j. F k has fake news one. Have we come to the point where as only laughing stock, Rudolph Giuliani could put it. Truth isnt truth. Lets ask someone who gets an earful. Michael harrison is the publisher of Talkers Magazine, the Trade Pub of Talk Radio and Cable News and pod casters. And he host the Michael Harrison wrap wherever you get your podcasts and on Walk F M and Washington And
lost this year the iconic figures who helped change the world. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening i m peter alexander in tonight for lester just a day ahead of those festive new year s eve celebrations, a sobering reality check with covid cases raging across the country. the latest tally another all-time high. nearly 500,000 new infections in a single day. the eye popping case count causing major staffing shortages and more travel nightmares some cities are now canceling their new year s festivities but here in new york the mayor is allowing a scaled-back crowd in times square for the iconic ball drop still tonight, there is some promising news that omicron cases are less severe among the vaccinated, keeping hospitalizations down. and we re learning new details about the effectiveness of the vaccine in kids. we begin tonight with nbc s sam brock. reporter: tonight the u.s. is barrelling toward the new year s holiday under a tidal wave of new covid
t dot com and on all youtube channel will say soon for the big picture coming your way in just a few moments, i am well back in one hour with a worldly talk to global news headline to join us again with ah, just a year ago we were very ready to avoid 2020 in the rear view mirror. 2021 would certainly be less challenging, right? grab the armrest. the past year may seem tame as this new year unfolds. i m holland cook in washington this week. what happened? and what happens next? in the big picture on our t america? oh i why we love the holidays. i things slowed down if only for a moment and as we reflect on 2020 one s busy blur are there clues about 2022. what s asked michael harrison, publisher of talkers magazine, the trade publication of talk radio and tv and pod casters. again this year michael is here to debut. the talkers 10. the 10 most talked about stories of the year. the 10th most talked about story of 2021 climate change evidence here in washington. as tourists find
a woman whose murder has caused widespread outrage now there are questions about the officer s tactics. bolivia s former interim president is a rest of the medications a coup but she says it s just political persecution. the acting leader of me and maz ousted civilian government is promising a revolution to overturn a military coup mangling can time made the comments in his 1st address to supporters since going into hiding protesters have defied security forces in young gong holding a village vigil for more than 80 people killed since the military seized power last month at least 12 people died in pro-democracy demonstrations on saturday. the new interim and then this is the darkest moment of the nation and the moment when the dawn is close this. the time for our citizens to test their resistance against the dark moments. when forming our resistance unity plays a vital role despite our differences in the past this is the time you must direct our hands together to end the dict
love sounds varsity team playing its first game of this shortened season players coaches and parents tell us they weren t sure if they were going to get to this point, this school year, but they are happy they have. high school kids putting on the had been hitting the gridiron as they re ready to play the game. they love once again. know it s finally here and we re all excited. and you know, it is all, you know, fired up and we can t wait to, you know, just get started and they ll sell high school begins at 6 game season with new covid-19 protocols. the bleachers are limited to just immediate family while social distancing and mask-wearing rules have to be followed. parents tell us it s just great seeing their kids back on the field and amazing thing or so, so lucky and so blessed that we get to have this opportunity. how these kids feel. you know, to put back on and just to be able to get some contact and get that from rod. are you going and that sort of thing. so yeah