Americas Largest School system closed. The Ripple Effect of our kid being sent back home and a cnbc special investigation. Faster payments mean faster fraud. Criminals using popular apps to launder cash meant for americans. Good evening more good news to report on the vaccine front tonight and it comes at a dire point in the pandemic just an hour ago we got word the United States has now topped more than a quarter Million Deaths thats more than strokes, suicide and car crashes typically kill in a full year. The virus killed more than 1,700 americans yesterday alone. Johns hopkins reports its the deadliest day in six months. In addition, hospitalizations hit another high more than 76,000 people in the hospital for covid, according to the covid tracking project by nearly every available metric, the pandemic is worse than ever, everywhere across the country. For months new york city kept its positivity level very low. Now its rising and forcing the Largest School District Court in the nat
Americas Largest School system closed. The Ripple Effect of our kid being sent back home and a cnbc special investigation. Faster payments mean faster fraud. Criminals using popular apps to launder cash meant for americans. Good evening more good news to report on the vaccine front tonight and it comes at a dire point in the pandemic just an hour ago we got word the United States has now topped more than a quarter Million Deaths thats more than strokes, suicide and car crashes typically kill in a full year. The virus killed more than 1,700 americans yesterday alone. Johns hopkins reports its the deadliest day in six months. In addition, hospitalizations hit another high more than 76,000 people in the hospital for covid, according to the covid tracking project by nearly every available metric, the pandemic is worse than ever, everywhere across the country. For months new york city kept its positivity level very low. Now its rising and forcing the Largest School District Court in the nat
Fear of a Holiday Season surge the critical next steps and the plans being put in place certified one month after the election, all key battleground states have signed off on the results. President elect biden building his new White House Team President Trump still making baseless claims of fraud this morning our interview with the fired head of elections security, weighing in on the voting, the president s failing challenges and what every american should know about the safety of our ballots. Al is tracking the first significant snowstorm of the season in the midwest and massive Power Outages from another nasty storm that hit millions on the east coast. Fact versus fiction. The British Government calls out netflixs show the crown over its depiction of the royal family those stories, plus seahawks soar hes trying to stay on his feet and hell get there seattle takes down philadelphia. The nfl covid troubles mount, forcing the league to ask fans, are you ready for some wednesday afternoo
Despite urgent warnings, people are traveling this holiday week at the highest levels since march, more than 1 million flying in just 1 day tonight the parts of the country most at risk as hospitals see more Record Numbers. The search for solutions. How to keep schools open safely. Why some are succeeding even as the pandemic grows. The Big New Recall by gm, almost 6 million vehicles could be on the road with dangerous airbags. Which models are affected and holiday displays for our times, my report honoring the heroes on the front lines. This is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, everyone there is Breaking News as we come on the air tonight. The governments General Services administration is for the first time acknowledging joe bidens win for president. Notifying the President Elect that the formal and official transfer of power can begin. The decision comes more than two weeks after biden was projected as the winner and after a series of legal an procedural defeats in Pr
Greene defending herself on the Floor House Impeachment Managers asking donald trump to testify under oath at his trial. How his lawyers are responding tonight President Biden is declaring america is back in his first Foreign Policy speech. His new warning to russia and china my oneonone with his chief of staff i asked is there a plan to send masks to every americans. The former officer caught on body cam fatally shooting an Unarmed Black Man charged with murder. New reaction from andre hills family. Vaccine hunthunters, how storing doses would otherwise go under waste. Good evening, i am lester holt. Johnson and johnsons approval soon could mean more dose ages by the start of summer. New infections and hospitalizations fallen nearly 34 million vaccine doses administered while 91,000 people currently hospitalized experts warning those more contagious Virus Mutations could spell plenty more dark days ahead. I spoke to the chief of staff, ron klain, to get an update and an effort to spee