one big step closer to being vaccinated. what s next and why doctors say this is such an important step in getting past the pandemic. children are getting sick. children are being hospitalized, and it s a serious thing for them. three days until that crucial governor s election in virginia. book banning and nobel prize-winning author tony larson now taking center stage in the final days of the race. and big developments expecteden from the january 6th committee next week as tucker carlson s show draws a response from republicans and democrats alike. good morning. i m lindsey reiser. of course, a lot of stories coming out from overseas and we re keeping an eye on something developing right now, specifically in the mid-atlantic region. this is the old town alexander area of washington, d.c. that area is particularly prone to flooding. i know because i lived there. there s a major flood warning this weekend. we know it s active until 2:00 today. high winds, 40-mile-per
releases twoica nappeds seized after her arrest. later, the right moves: teaching kids life lessons using a chessboard. kids are just having fun. they don t realize that they re solving problems. this is the cbs weekend news. yuccas: good evening. i m jamie yuccas in los angeles. adriana diaz is off. this weekend, state health officials are rushing to help americans understand who qualifies for booster shots. there s urgency with the contagious delta variant still taking its toll. new infections over the past two weeks are down 16%, but covid deaths are up 26%. today in los angeles, one of the first cruise ships with covid outbreaks is returning to sea for the first time in 18 months. vaccinations required for all of those on board. cbs michael george leads us off with the latest. michael, good evening. reporter: jamie, good evening. people are already getting their booster shots at clinics like these, but in several states, many are refusing to still get even thei
florida could be cleared in weeks. why the families are speaking out against the sale. what they want to see happen there. saturday, september 25th. again, we are so grateful to share your company on this weekend morning. always a pleasure to be alongside you, christi. let s start with pfizer s covid-19 booster shots because they re now available for millions of americans after cdc dr. rochelle walensky split with her agency s vaccine advisers by recommending a third dose for people considered high risk based on where they work. yeah. more than 2 million people with compromised immune systems may have already received that dose. the recommendation now expands to grocery store workers, teachers and of course health care workers. the country is now seeing a 13% decline in new cases compared to last week. but dr. walensky says the country cannot boost its way out of the pandemic. hospitals across the country are still under immense pressure. icu beds are scarce. comm
president biden observing from the situation room. u.s. troops forced to destroy their own helicopter, how the raid played out. the u.s. accusing russia of making a fake attack video to justify attacking ukraine as the first troops leave for eastern europe. the president in new york city to address the violent crime surge saying the answer is not to defund the police. the interview with the new mayor, eric adams. does he think the manhattan d.a. went too far when he said he wouldn t prosecute certain crimes? with beijing opening ceremony hours away, my interview with team usa figure skating star nathan chen. his quest for gold begins tonight. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. a major storm plunging millions into a deep freeze. the weather system dropping snow and ice and crippling travel on the ground and in the air along its 2,000 mile path. this evening, northern texas in its icy grip. temperatures there plummeting, dallas, lubbock, austin, b
and tributes pouring in for a former miss usa. what we re learning about her tragic death. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening there were some sharp exchanges in the united nations today between the u.s. and russia, diplomacy going nowhere as the showdown grows over russia s military build-up on its border with ukraine as ukraine tonight appears to show more signs of preparation for war, civilians getting weapons training the u.s. took its growing concerns over russia s plans to the u.n. security council. the united states warning the russian build-up threatens europe russia accusing the u.s. of whipping up hysteria while denying plans to roll troops across the border. tonight, a move in congress to raise the ante on sanctions against russia andrea mitchell is watching it all for us and has the latest. reporter: with russia deploying more fighter jets and conducting anti-submarine naval drills, president biden tonight saying the u.s. is p