to liftoff for nasa s return to the moon and harry s smith on the end of the road for two american classics this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening over 93 million covid cases in today came a stunning admission from the head of the cdc. in our big moment our performance did not reliably meet expectations. with her agency still confronting not just the pandemic but evolving threats including monkeypox and a troubling reappearance of polio, cdc director dr. rochelle walensky acknowledging the cdc s poor messaging and at times confusing guidance all this as she kicks off a sweeping overhaul of the agency including a bid to arm it with new powers the reckoning coming on the heels of an internal review of the cdc. the immediate challenges couldn t be anymore urgent as demand grows for monkeypox vaccine doses, as well as experts monitoring the awakening of a dangerous disease long thought to have been defeated i get reaction from the white house covid resp
expectations it comes amid the rising threat of monkeypox and now growing concerns about a polio resurgence is the cdc prepared? and when will the u.s. roll out omicron specific boosters? dr. jha is here answering your questions. also tonight, former vice president mike pence saying he d consider testifying before the january 6th committee, and his message to fellow republicans attacking the fbi over the search at mar-a-lago it comes as rudy giuliani appears in court. what we re learning about his six-hour testimony before a special grand jury investigating alleged election meddling by donald trump in georgia. congresswoman liz cheney, mr. trump s most vocal gop critic, losing her primary in a landslide. what s next for her and could it involve a run for the white house? the deadly spree in arkansas, 17 shootings over 30 hours. are they connected the countdow