What biden vows to do to kick it into high gear the onetwo punch of storms on the move just in time for new years new Body Cam Video from the christmas bombing in nashville what it reveals. Inside the first passenger flight of the Boeing 737 Max since it was grounded after two deadly crashes. And caught on camera the Native American Man Tasered by a park ranger speaks out as outrage erupts and just out, the first ever u. S. Guidelines on children and Food Allergies what every parent needs to know. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good tuesday evening, everyone. Im craig melvin in for lester with more than 337,000 americans dead from coronavirus and hospitalizations at Record Levels in most states, more troubling news tonight that mutant, very contagious covid strain many worried would find its way from the uk to america is here. This as the federal governments response, dubbed operation warp speed, isnt moving nearly fast enough to get out the vaccines we start tonight in california with Meagan Fitzgerald reporter tonight in colorado the highly contagious strain of the virus from the uk has been detected. The patient, a man in his 20s with no travel history, now recovering in isolation. Its more contagious and therefore it is more dangerous in that regard however, once if you do get it, its no more serious reporter this comes as the covid crisis in california slips further out of control. Its like a war zone, and were asking for help and helps not coming reporter regional stayathome orders extended for most of the state as the virus kills some 230 people a day over the last week patients are dying like flies were full were at max capacity. Reporter with more than 13,000 new infections a day in los angeles county, up from just 1,200 at the beginning of november, Health Officials warning of darker days ahead. Staff are exhausted. Were stretched thin and theyre already caring for more patients than they can safely handle. Reporter at hospitals here in los angeles ambulances are waiting hours for patients to be triaged. Here at Mlk Hospital Space is so critical that the chapel has been turned into an overflow unit. From coast to coast hospitals are being crushed. Nationwide, 121,000 people hospitalized. The highest since the start of the pandemic. The cdc predicting more than 400,000 deaths before the end of january with warnings the new year wont be a fresh start. Were going to have an increase superimposed upon that surge, which could make january even worse than december. Reporter a chilling outlook since this has been the nations deadliest month to date. I was one of those people who didnt think it was that bad. But its been hitting closer and closer to Home Reporter chase bustamantes father, ramon, worked in a Grocery Store and caught covid after thanksgiving the family made the agonizing decision to take him off a ventilator last week i told him that he can rest now you know, hes worked so hard. Reporter another family left to grieve in a season of hope, now marked with so much sadness Meagan Fitzgerald, nbc news, los angeles. A stark new warning from President Elect joe biden that Tens Of Thousands more lives will be lost in the months to come as he slammed the Trump Administrations plan to distribute vaccines heres Geoff Bennett reporter President Elect joe biden tonight slamming the slow rollout of the Coronavirus Vaccine under president trump. The Trump Administrations plan to distribute vaccines is falling behind, far behind reporter the Trump Administration vowed to vaccinate 20 million americans by the end of the year. We are poised to have vaccine for 20 million americans before the end of december it is truly a medical miracle. I think thats a reasonable prediction, and i have confidence around that. 20 million vaccinations this month. Reporter but the latest numbers from the cdc show that only about 2 Million People have received the first dose so far. The pace the Vaccination Program is moving now, if it continues to move as it is now, its going to take years, not months to vaccinate the american people. Reporter biden laying out a plan to pick up the pace once hes president , which includes invoking the Defense Production Act to ramp up the manufacturing of vaccines and protective gear needed to administer it creating Vaccination Sites and sending mobile units to hard to reach communities and launching a Massive Public Education Campaign to boost Vaccine Acceptance his comments coming the same day that Vice President elect Kamala Harris received the Moderna Covid vaccine. I urge everyone, when it is your turn, get vaccinated its about saving your life, the life of your family members, and the life of your community. Reporter meantime, the Treasury Secretary says those 600 stimulus checks will be mailed to those americans who qualify starting tomorrow. Direct Deposit Payments begin tonight and continue into next week craig . Geoff bennett for us tonight geoff, thank you tens of millions are under threat from not one but two Winter Storms dylan dreyer standing by dylan, it looks like the snow is starting to fall for a lot of folks already. Good evening, craig. The snow is falling, and its pretty heavy at times, especially back through the midwest. And we are going to see several inches of snow continue to accumulate overnight and then were going to see this storm transition into more of a rain event as we go into wednesday and thursday all along that cold front we will see the chance of severe storms and also torrential downpours as that area of low pressure rides along that front going into the last day of the year we could see as much as three to four, five inches of rainfall as for snow, again, most of that will fall tonight and we could see up to about six inches in some areas in the Midwest Craig . Dylan, thank you. In nashville newly released Police Body Cam video shows what it was like just after that Christmas Day bombing as investigators try to learn more about the bomb and the man behind it. Heres Morgan Chesky reporter tonight frightening perspective of the nashville bombing. Police body cameras capturing the chaos. Are you guys okay reporter officer brenna hosey urging residents to safety. One of six policemen who rushed into the blast zone how are you doing im good. It comes in waves, kind of realization the things happening and like loved ones i could have lost or that could have lost me and all that. Reporter today the bombs aftermath becoming more clear. Theyre going to literally have to go on hands and knees to go through the detail of whats there. Reporter investigators focusing on the bombs explosive ingredients. Any element a clue to figuring out Anthony Quinn warner, the man police say died in the explosion he alone planned. Neighbors describing the 63yearold i. T. Service man as quiet and meticulous he never had any kind of like dark disposition or, you know, never said anything mysterious to me the Damage Warner left behind seen for the first time today it was a punch in my stomach that if we hadnt left when we left wed be wed be carrying our kids through debris Reporter Police evacuated the rasmussen family just in time. Today they came back, wearing the same clothes they left in on Christmas Morning when you walked back there and you could look up and see the stockings inside your house that broke my heart. Reporter their buildings Still Standing but could soon be condemned. Everything i need is right here. And im so glad were not there. Reporter painful perspective topping off a tough year Morgan Chesky, nbc news nearly two years after it was grounded following two deadly crashes, the Boeing 737 Max returned to the air today for its first commercial flight but how did the passengers feel about it sam brock takes us on board. Were flying on a Boeing 737 Max reporter in this American Airlines cabin applause for a new chapter in 737 max safety as the first domestic departure roared off the runway weve been engaged with the faa, with boeing, with everybody thats associated with the aircraft to ensure that safety is held at the highest level. Reporter grounded for nearly two years after catastrophic crashes in ethiopia and indonesia leading to 346 deaths, the 737 max returns to domestic skies with major overhauls, new Flight Control software and sensors, and intensive Pilot Training many passengers encouraged by what they saw others learned of the max flight from the pilots p. A. Announcement i googled and then i panicked reporter american alerts passengers during booking and at the gate with the right to switch flights. After the fact id probably fly on it again. I probably wouldnt even bat an eye toward it reporter on the plane this is going to feel an awful lot like the 737 maxes youve been on but American Airlines has put in 64,000 hours of work and maintenance on the max fleet over the last 20 months just to get to this point. United and southwest plan to relaunch the max early next year too. Families who lost loved ones are openly questioning this decision it is inconceivable to me that this airplane will be allowed to fly again without a Thorough Outside Review by a panel of experts. Our hearts go out to those that were involved in the incidents. This is an opportunity for us to learn from those incidents. Reporter a test of trust in the aftermath of devastation sam brock, nbc news, new york this week marks one year since the first cases of coronavirus were confirmed in wuhan, china. Tonight Janis Mackey Frayer takes us back inside the original epicenter where many questions still remain unanswered reporter in the city where the virus first emerged busy streets, kids in school, and not a single local case of covid19 in over 200 days wuhan is the safest, he says. But one year on questions linger about how it began one doctor told us that hospitals had noticed a busier flu season last december it became widely known that some doctors flagged a sarslike virus but were silenced December 30th this alert from local medical officials to hospitals about unexplained pneumonia became the worlds first warning. 12 months later the World Health Organization is still waiting to get a team to wuhan it still isnt clear whether the huanan market was the source of the virus though outside experts believe it was a Starting Point for the outbreak its highly politicized. Chinas government claims the virus could have come from somewhere else its also tried to contain criticism, sentencing a Video Blogger who reported from wuhan to four years in prison on charges of spreading false information. Her lawyer says she did things that are beneficial, she is innocent chinese vaccines have started to roll out for Emergency Use here where a makeshift hospital used to be theres now a huge showcase of props and displays that credits the leadership of president xi jinping with the citys victory and presents the virus as a thing of the past. Janis mackey frayer, nbc news, wuhan. In just 60 seconds, the National Park service under fire after a park officer repeatedly tases a man in a confrontation at a national monument. What that man is saying tonight a Native American man in new mexico Claims A Park Ranger used Excessive Force against him at a national monument. A video of it went viral, and a warning tonight, that videos disturbing Gadi Schwartz has the story. Reporter in albuquerques Petroglyph National Monument a confrontation between a National Park officer and a man who had gone off a trail go on i. D. Yourself i dont want to i. D. Myself. Im in the trail now reporter what happened before and immediately after the recording isnt clear. But another video captures the park officer repeatedly tasing the man [ screaming what are you doing . Reporter 30yearold Darrell House identifies as oneida and navajo. In a Phone Interview with nbc station kob in albuquerque he says he was out on a hike to pray at the ancient petroglyphs. I go there regularly. I go there to pray i burn my Sage Reporter at one point in the conversation he tells the officer he briefly left the trail to avoid another group and observe social distancing i apologize for going off the trail. Okay i apologize. Reporter after refusing to comply with the officers demand several times hes eventually handcuffed and says he was issued three citations for interfering with agency function, giving false information and being off trail. But says praying on sacred land is a religious right. I didnt harm anyone i didnt cause any harm to anybody. This has been going on for years. Im practicing my religious rights reporter in a statement the National Park service says in part, this incident is under review and has been referred to the nps Office Of Professional Responsibility we take any allegation of wrongdoing very seriously. But house says he plans on hiring a lawyer soon, still shaken by what he calls an abuse of power. Gadi schwartz, nbc news coming up, the first ever u. S. Guidelines on children and Food Allergies what your family needs to know. soft music hey dad, im about to leave. Dont forget your hat. Good morning. How can i help . I need help connecting with my students. Behind every last minute save, ok, that works. And holiday surprise, thank you a Customer Service rep is working unseen, making it happen. And at genesys, were proud to help them help you everyday. The u. S. Government has updated dietary guidelines, and for the first time offered guidance for parents of infant and toddlers Gabe Gutierrez reports. Reporter the usda and hhs dietary guidelines, updated every five years, influence School Lunch Programs and what Food Companies produce. It is never too early or too late to start eating healthy reporter the new guidelines recommend babies and toddlers under age 2 should consume no added sugars at all, and for the first time they address potential Food Allergies among infants, advising parents to introduce peanuts into their childs diet as early as four months old the childs Immune System changes significantly between 4 months and 24 months, and so if you introduce the allergens to that child early and often the Immune System learns how to tolerate those allergens. Reporter but federal regulators rejected a Scientific Advisory committees recommendation this summer to cut sugar and Alcohol Consumption for adults the Advisory Panel had recommended cutting the limit of daily Alcoholic Beverages for men from two drinks to one, matching the guidelines for women the government says there wasnt enough evidence to adopt those changes. In philadelphia mom angel hatton recently added baby food to her eightmonthold daughters diet. So you cant just pick up anything off the shelf anymore. You definitely have to do your Research Reporter for parents like her the new guidelines are food for thought Gabe Gutierrez, nbc news, new york coming up, lesters reflections on an unprecedented year this past year has left us all ungrounded and unsure at times as events have swirled around us, seemingly out of our control from time to time this year our lester holt has paused to reflect on some of those moments, looking to make sense of it all tonight we thought wed share some of those moments with you. Our lead story tonight is the coronavirus outbreak today the World Health Organization officially calling it a pandemic literally. The whole world is talking about this outbreak none of us is unaffected by its impact its like were living the stages of grief all at once. Denial, anger, bargaining, despair, and perhaps even acceptance is it possible weve come to accept 100,000 deaths, or are we simply unable to process it what, after all, is death on that scale supposed to look like . It is the season of our despair. A new pandemic we cant control, coronavirus, and an old epidemic we cant control either an aching legacy of racial inequality. Were desperate to return to our precovid days, even as were now reminded, even then all was not well pick your emotion. Chances are it was represented in these jumbled images from americas streets. Rage, hate, disappointment, emptiness, hopelessness, and so much fear. These will be the images that will archive this moment in our history. But let these too. The quiet peacemakers. The neighbors, the businesses picking up the pieces already physically reclaiming and maybe improving all that was lost by now weve all stiffened our spines to the shocks and surprises of 2020, the news that the president and first lady have been infected with covid is unfortunate and its alarming but news of their sickness is hardly a wakeup call if this virus has taught us anything, its that this is not a hoax, privilege and the special status of even the president of the United States offers no immunity the 2020 election is in many ways just that, a referendum on the year 2020, the year that brought us sickness, thats taken loved ones and friends, taken jobs, brought us unrest in our streets and tested the meaning of truth are we a divided nation you bet we are angst, uncertainty, and fear will do that. This campaign has often felt like a powder keg with a fuse burning down to november 3rd this is a deep breath moment we will need all of our collective patience and Critical Thinking skills tomorrow yes, democracy is messy. But weve got to let it work. If not for ourselves then for our children, who you know are watching us. Whens the last time you heard were all in this together . We are all clawing for equilibrium. Our businesses, our schools, and above all our very lives maybe its time to turn that mad into resolve, to beat this virus before it beats us even before the first shot has been administered, americans are being inoculated against hopelessness two vaccines now up for approval and more to come are beacons of light in these darkest of days. Yes, the virus is raging like it never has. But we still have power to control it. Our country has rolled up its sleeves in hard times before and prevailed. We can do this, for all of our sakes amen, lester. Thats nightly news tonight. Im craig melvin in for lester holt. Ill see you tomorrow morning on today. Thanks for watching. A warning as we approach another holiday weekend. How catastrophic it will be if people celebrate in ways that we normally do for new years eve. The urging for Health Leaders as we head into 2021. Stay at home order extended. Hospitals that are running out of staff. Having to use rooms they dont traditionally do. The two regions forced into longer lock downs. The eviction moratorium. A lifeline maybe coming. Good evening. Thanks for being with us. Unfortunate announcement from the governor, stay at home orders have been extended for southern california. Their shut down was set to expire last night. Its extended until at least 15 of the beds are available. Once again. Our bay area stay at home order set to expire january 8. That is a week from friday. Ours could be extended as well. It comes as new strain of coronavirus was detected here in the u. S. First case confirmed today in colorado. 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