afghanistan, and the cry for freedom in cuba. we have a lot to cover on this friday, july 23rd, and willie, we ll start with this. how about those yanks, they re so great. the yankees, love them. why would you do that? sounds like joe has been up telling you what to say. we ll skip the yankee game last night. too much to get to. as you heard from governor kay ivy, also the republican senators in that state coming out, imploring the people of alabama to get the vaccine. frustration is mounting over the unvaccinated. coming up kelly o donnell, talks about the white house and masks. but miguel almaguer has more. reporter: painting a grim picture of the new reality inside some hospitals, the numbers from the cdc reflect our nation slowly slipping back towards crisis. as we surpass 50,000 infections a day, new cases, hospitalizations, even daily deaths are spiking again. it is one of the most infectious respiratory viruses that we know of and i have seen in my 20-year care
crump. reverend al will be giving the eulogy. benjamin crump will be speaking as well as family members. we see this solemn procession into the church, what the family is calling a celebration of life of andrew brown jr., as we say, we are awaiting answers, they are awaiting answers and there are north carolina laws that require them wait. there, of course, is the casket. they have to wait for a judge s order. we do not know the circumstances and the full circumstances, no one does outside of the police, the sheriff and the a judge is supposeded to be reviewing all of this, i believe, within a month. the family s only seen 20 seconds of that video, hardly enough to understand exactly why he was shot and killed. you can see there are some photographers outside as the casket is going in. joining me now, nbc s priscilla thompson, elizabeth city, north carolina and mark morial, president of the urban league. we expect to hear from benjamin crump and from reverend al sharpton and
it is truly a milestone moment for america. at this very moment the first rounds of shipments of the authorized pfizer/biontech covid-19 vaccine are now on the road to hospitals across the country in a months long process to vaccinate more than 300 million americans. the largest inoculation effort that the world has ever seen. nearly 3 million doses of that vaccine are expected to be distributed this week. and as many as 40 million doses could be distributed by the end of the year. d-day was the beginning of the end and that s where we are today. while this moment is extraordinary in time and i m proud to be here announcing where we are with distribution, we have a lot of work to do. we are not taking a victory lap. we know that the road ahead of us will be tough. we know that situations will occur, but we will figure it out together. this symbol of hope couldn t come soon enough as the united states experienced the deadliest week in this pandemic, averaging 200,000 in
on alert this morning. a powerful winter storm is bearing down. more than 80 million people are under winter weather alerts. we ll tell you when and where you can expect to see the effects. sunday, january 16th. we are so grateful to have you. thanks for waking up with us. great to see you as always. you too, boris, after your double duty yesterday. yeah. had to do an extra hour. no problem with that. i know. we start with this dramatic hostage stand offin texas. we re happy to report all four hostages are safe after nearly 11 tense hours at a synagogue near dallas. investigators say that suspect entered the congregation beth israel sin fa going to in colleyville, texas, during its sabbath morning service and took the rabbi and three others hostages. the services were being livestreamed at the time. one hostage was released several hours into the standoff. after hours of negotiations an fbi rescue team breached the synagogue freeing the remaining hostages and the
her majesty strips prince andrew of all his military roles and royal duties, as he faces a sexual assault lawsuit as a private citizen. dangerous winter storm. heavy snow and arctic cold, from the midwest to the east coast, heading our way. voting rights defeat. just days after the president vowed to pass landmark legislation, tonight, the serious hurdle he faces. eye on america: the two unlikely heroes hoping to bring vital services to one of the nation s poorest communities. and, riding to freedom. one afghan woman s journey from taliban rule to the american dream. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we start tonight with some very significant decisions by the u.s. supreme court a mixed pair of rulings that will directly impact nearly 100 million americans. the court s conservative majority says the biden administration does not have th