It couldn t happen again. Diaz: meet godzilla, the biggest of the alligators, saved by this michigan water. And later, pandemic ritual, it started one saturday, and kept going right through chicago s winter. What does your mom say to you? you re not jumping into that lake, are you? ( laughter ) this is the cbs weekend news. From chicago, here is adriana diaz. Diaz: good evening. The delta variant is rapidly turning america s attention back to the pandemic, and driving the biden administration to consider a third shot for atrisk americans. Cases are up in 46 states this past week, especially those with large, unvaccinated populations. How bad is it? well, daily cases are up nationwide 281% since june 19. Cbs michael george in new york starts us off tonight. Michael, good evening. Reporter: adriana, good evening. Doctors annurses in some parts of the country are once again fighting an uphill battle. Hospital beds keep running out, cases are rising, and there is frusevn ented if they had
we ll start with the latest headlines surrounding covid s new wave. the biden administration will soon be sending a half billion free tests to american homes, as pharmacies struggle to keep up with demand. more on the biden plan in just a moment. it comes as hospitals reach a breaking point thanks to the one-two punch of delta and omicron. professional hockey is being put on ice, literally, with a game last night postponed over covid concerns. new york city s outgoing mayor is paying people 100 bucks to get boosted. i like it. that works. while the incoming mayor scrubbed plans to celebrate his inauguration. i like it. get to work, baby. get to work. that s a good idea. atlanta reinstates an indoor mask mandate as health care workers in california will be required to get an extra shot. and what about the nation s schools? we ll get to the fast-moving developments on that front straight ahead. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, decemb
the day after his win back in court. the u.s. launching new air strikes on the iran-backed houthis in yemen after a new round of attacks in the red sea. it comes a day after iran launched missiles near the u.s. consulate in iran. iraq. how will the u.s. respond? also, the suspected gilgo beach serial killer now charged with a fourth murder. how a single hair and a can thrown away by his daughter led to the new indictment. nbc news obtaining the audio of the 911 calls placed from defense secretary lloyd austin s home. what it reveals. the massive winter storm and brutal cold slamming the eastern u.s. thousands of flights canceled. we re tracking it. the 10-year-old american boy attacked by a shark in the bahamas. what we ve learned. and after his win at the emmys, the legendary elton john joining the most exclusive club in all of show business. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone. donald trump s resounding
what gop challenger nikki haley had to say about president biden s age. brittney griner speaking for the first time since her release from a russian prison as she rejoins her wnba team. shocking allegations in the government s case against the air national guardsman accused of leaking classified documents, as prosecutors prepare to tell the court that he could be a flight risk and a danger to the public if he gets out on bail. good day, everyone i m andrea mitchell in washington house speaker kevin mccarthy s ability to overcome political obstacles and keep his conference united squeaked by and passed a debt limit legislation with budget cuts on top. it s putting democrats on notice as well as increasing the pressure on mccarthy/biden debt ceiling negotiation talks. perhaps one step closer to reality. right now, this is the only place that has lifted the debt limit. democrats are putting the country in jeopardy. the president, by ignoring to even negotiate, the majori
we re in ation room. i llee y back here tomoow, 11:00 a.m. eastern for cnn newsroom. of course, 6:00 p.m. eastern in the situation room, the news continues on cnn right now out front next america s demise, trump predicting the end of the united states as we no, if he loses in november, when do we heard that sort of talk from trump before? well, it comes is rfk junior or tells me that biden is bigger threat to democracy than trump. plus global outrage after an israeli strike killed seven aid workers delivering food on behalf of the chef jose andres is organization how could this have happened? when asked the spokeswoman for the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and did trump already violate his gag order by re-posting an insult about a new york judge s daughter are legal analysts. ryan goodman says, yes, and people tell you why. so let s go out front and good evening. i m erin burnett outfront night the last flexion we ever have in america. trump s words