the employee who hasn t taken off his name tag since that awful day. tonight, children and covid in this country, and the cdc panel now recommending tonight pfizer booster shots for children 5 to 11. pfizer now says it increases antibodies against the original omicron variant 22-fold. just as new child covid infections hit their highest point since february. the abortion battle in this country, and tonight, the oklahoma legislature passing the most restrictive abortion ban in america. banning abortion beginning at conception, with few exceptions ad sending it to the governor tonight. president biden meeting with leaders of finland and sweden at the white house today, supporting their bid to join nato, defying threats from vladimir putin. the abc news exclusive tonight. martha raddatz on board the uss maine. one obvious 14 ballistic missile submarines protecting the u.s. from potential nuclear threats. and what they kept secret there martha even while she was onboard
miguel almaguer, nbc news and tonight a possible milestone in treating covid-19. early results promising that pfizer cut short a clinical trial and will submit data to the fda. with more on that, here s gabe gutierrez. reporter: tonight pfizer says its new anti-viral pill used with a low dose of hiv drug and taken within three days of covid symptoms reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% in virus adults. we re saving millions and millions of lives. reporter: pfizer ceo says the results which have not been peer reviewed yet will be submitted to the fda for emergency use authorization likely before thanksgiving. the high efficacy comes, even to us, as a surprise. reporter: meanwhile as covid cases soar in europe, britain has become the first country to approve another anti-viral pill developed by merck. an fda advisory panel will consider that treatment for the u.s. later this month yeah!
the votes? and new roadblocks for the president s even larger plan to expand the social safety net. why the new delays. also tonight aaron rodgers breaking his silence after testing positive for covid the reigning mvp acknowledging he s unvaccinated, but maintaining he didn t lie when he said he was immunized. why he refused the shot. the new weapon in the pandemic how effective is pfizer s covid pill. and the president s employer vaccine mandate facing new legal challenges. opening statements in the trial of three white men charged with killing ahmaud arbery. arbery s mother in tears as new video was played in court. remembering colin powell the emotional funeral service. the final stop on our journey across america, phoenix my rare access into the dea s evidence vault inside millions of potentially deadly pills. and the image seen around the world a baby handed to a u.s. marine over walls at the kabul airport as afghanistan fell. two months later, my
reporter: still, public health experts stress that vaccines remain the best protection against the virus. seven-year-old theodore just got his. what is this going to mean for you it means that i can i can just like have more sleepovers and play dates, and i can feel more better going to big, giant parties. reporter: but not everyone is celebrating after the biden administration announced companies with 100 or more employees have to ensure they re vaccinated by january 4th or get tested weekly at least 27 states now say they filed or plan to join lawsuits challenging the rule. the federal government can t just unilaterally impose medical policy under the guise of workplace regulation reporter: as for that covid pill, pfizer says it has about 50 million treatments at the ready. lester gabe gutierrez tonight. thank you. an emotional day in a georgia courtroom as the trial of three white men accused of killing ahmaud arbery, a black man whose family says he was out jogging
headline the tight against covid. tonight pfizer announcing its own new pill, taken within days of getting symptoms they say it cuts down the risk of hospitalization or death by nearly 90%. also tonight for parents who want to get their children vaccinated this weekend, important news tonight, and whit johnson is standing by. paying tribute to general colin powell. u.s. presidents from both parties and secretary of state hillary clinton embracing alma powell. tonight, the emotional words from his son, and the story of the disabled vet who stopped the help colin powell on the side of the road. the emotional scene from inside the courtroom in the ahmaud arbery case today, the trail of three white men charged with murdering arbery. the driver shot and killed, pursued by a pub truck. tonight prosecutors say he was chased from five minutes. a high school spanish teacher was killed by two students at her own high school,