New poll released over the weekend found that more than half of the country now feels our president is not focused, competent or effective. And thats not a right wing poll. Thats cbs news. One reporter who has now been placed in Witness Protection asked the president about this yesterday. The majority of americans and forgive me im just a messenger, no longer consider you to be competent, focused or effective in the job. I havent seen that poll. Jesse now, to be fair, there is a lot this President Hasnt seen like the taliban retaking an entire country while he was busy Playing Tiktok in the oval office. The taliban loves this the roles are totally reversed. Watch this terrorist tell us its time to get the hell out. If are [inaudible] occupation so it will provoke reaction. Now, watch our woke Pentagon Roll over like a puppy. We have seen the public statements by the taliban spokesman about their views on the 31st of august. I think we all understand that view. They are in control of ka
Vaccinations. 70 of adults with at least one dose. And Senator Lindsey Graham revealing he has a breakthrough infection. His message on the importance of getting vaccinated. Also, tonight, she is back. Simone biles set to return to competition here in tokyo as Teammate Jade Carey wins gold. A stunning upset for the u. S. Womens soccer team. And The American Track Star with a defiant podium protest. Spirit airlines cancelling hundreds of flights, Stranding Thousands of travelers. Why Airline Complaints are soaring this summer. And my conversation with Team Usa Superstar Caeleb Dressel. Whats next after winning five gold medals here in tokyo . Announcer this is nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt reporting tonight from tokyo. Hello, everyone from japan. Well get to news coming out of the olympics in a few minutes. Back home, more than 35 Million americans have now tested positive for covid during the pandemic. And tonight the biden administration finally reaching its goal of getting a mini
i went as somebody s guest. ( laughter ) battiste: the tributes pouring in for actress betty white, who died just shy of her 100th birthday. and later, a million meals: americans answering the call for military families in need. this food makes a huge impact on their lives, on their family lives. this is the cbs weekend news. battiste: good evening, and happy new year. i m nikki battiste. adriana diaz is off. we begin 2022 with the world entering the third year of the pandemic, a scaled-down times square town ringing in the new year, as most of the united states faces explosive growth of daily new coronavirus cases. new infections are averaging nearly 400,000 a day, up a staggering 200% over the last two weeks. yet, hospitalizations are growing at a much slower rate than cases. elise preston leads off our coverage tonight from new york. elise. reporter: nikki, new york just hit a record 85,000 daily new cases. the omicron variant is also partially to blame for the
very, very angry after southwest cancels more than 2,000 flights over three days. tonight, passengers say some of the airlines explanations are hard to believe. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin tonight with american democracy in peril as the country already looks ahead toward the 2024 race for the white house. former president trump working harder than ever to spread his big lie that the 2020 election that he lost was stolen. cnn s brian todd is joining us. he s got new details for us. brian, trump s big lie fueled that january 6th insurrection. and now the select committee in the house, their investigation is clearly intensifying. that investigation is at a critical stage, wolf. trump s former aides and the former president himself seem ready to do battle with the committee as trump continues to hold campaign-style rallies. i m thrilled to be back. reporter: toni
california. as the storm battered state endures another round of heavy rain and flooding. donald trump facing new legal woes, the former u.s. president weighing whether to testify before a grand jury about his alleged role in a hush money scheme. plus a major step for the mideast as iran and saudi arabia establish a deal to restore diplomatic ties, the surprise agreement helped along by beijing. i ll break down what it all means. we begin in california where at least two people have died in massive storms hitting the state. the result of yet another atmospheric river. nearly 10,000 residents are under evacuation orders shelters set up to help those forced out because of intense flooding. more than 40,000 homes and businesses are without power. the central coast has been the hardest hit with creeks turned into raging rivers and roads washing out, stranding thousands. the worst is now expected to impact the foothills of the central and southern see as. all of this led the weath