How well does it protect from delta . Just in, the mayor signing a Emergency Order to demolish the rest of that collapsed florida condo. The rising toll and the tragic discovery. The 7yearold daughter of a firefighter found in the rubble. Also, the potential threat to the Condo Search from elsa, the first Atlantic Hurricane of 2021. The new track as we come on the air tonight. The major milestone in the withdrawal from afghanistan. U. S. Troops leaving the largest base in the country. Our Richard Engel on the ground. The 737 Cargo Plane crashing off hawaii. Both pilots rescued. Youll hear the urgent call from the cockpit. And our Nbc News exclusive. The Team Usa Star suspended after Testing Positive for marijuana. Could she still compete in tokyo . Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, everyone. Determined not to lose another summer to covid, Independence Day will take on an additional meeting for a lot of americans this holiday weekend, ready to celebrate
Julie good morning, trace. Im Julie Banderas and fox news live. The sky in colorado an ominous shade of red. The flames erupted yesterday morning. Some were sparked by downed power lines. The situation even prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency. Gusts of 100 to 110 Miles Per Hour moved this fire down a foot ball field in a matter of seconds. Very little time to get out. Very little time to even get the most important parts of your life. Trace reporting live in boulder county, colorado. Alissa, good morning. Good morning. This situation actually continues to evolve and as the sun comes up well get a better look at the extent of the devastating damage that took place and continues to take place as i stand here. Our photographer we managed to put up this shot two minutes ago. We had been on the move and we were inside a neighborhood. Im in lewisville, colorado. You can see the house still in flames. We have fire crews over there. We were standing in a neighborhood where t
So far, hospitalizations and deaths, as i said, are not increasing at the same pace. Four states maine, michigan, new hampshire, and vermont are now showing recordhigh numbers for hospitalizations this month. And at least three other states ohio, indiana, and delaware and also washington, d. C. Are approaching their previous highs. And right now, Pediatric Hospitalizations for covid are up nearly 50 across the country over the last two weeks. Close to the record high in september. And with americans across the country still waiting in line for hours to get tested, President Biden just told reporters moments ago while Walking On The Beach in delaware that his administration is, quote, making a bit of progress at distributing those athome test kits to americans. But those remarks, coming within minutes of the fda announcing those rapid athome Antigen Tests may be less sensitive to actually picking up the Omicron Variant. So, one out of every 50 residents right here in New York City, test
Continue to mask for five days to minimize the risk of infecting others. Now, that new guidance is sparking relief for some, confusion for others as americans attempt to navigate how to manage the virus at this point and, of course, the new variant. These changes come as new cases are surging across the country right now. The us. S. Is averaging more th 237,000 daily cases. For many americans, this Holiday Season may be remembered for hours spent in long Testing Lines or desperately searching Pharmacy Shelves for athome tests. Our team of reporters following all the latest developments this morning, but first, to our senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen on this big shift in guidance from the cdc. Good morning. Explain it to all of us because it is coulnfusing, even the lite part where it says that the time. Does that mean you need to be asymptomatic at the end of the five days or the whole time . It is so confusing, poppy. Lets start with where we were before this. Before this,
Dose. The changes are part of an effort to prevent further disruptions to daily life. It comes as the Omicron Variant is leading to a major surge across america. The u. S. Is now averaging 237,000 new cases a day, approaching the alltime high of 251,000 last january. Hospitalizations continue to climb, now 71,000. Pandemic hospitalization records in four states have hit their alltime peak. And the number of americans killed by covid is nearing 1,500 a day. Cnns Elizabeth Cohen joining us now to explain these new Cdc Guidelines. I have to say, elizabeth, i had to read those guidelines four to five times. I think i understand much of it, but im really glad youre here to make sense of it for us. Reporter and they are so confusing. I read them over way more than that, talked to my producer, called one of cnns mad cal analysts. He didnt know the answer. The v he got someone else. All of us got together. These are difficult to understand. Its unfortunate that the cdc guidance is guidance for